Rai felt odd being a citizen of Seireitei again. After her last battle against the menoses,where she had been forced to use her bankai, Yamamoto-taichou ha decided it was best for her to stay in Soul Society. It had taken her a month to recover from her lifetreathening injuries and today was her second day out of bed and she still felt more than a little worn out. It was now wellknown that she shared the bed of Zaraki Kenpachi and some regarded that as unapropriate. Rai did not care, she could leave anytime she wanted if it didn't suit the others having her here. Being unable to fight, Rai had offered herself to fix all paperwork for Kenpachi, since there really wasn't much else for her do to and she spent most days inside. But not today, today was her day off and she was strolling around town, looking for nothing particularly. She had walked this street yesterday evening and had laid eyes on a beautiful silver bracelet, but since the shop was closed she had decided to go back today. But, with Rai's usual luck, the bracelet was gone. She had been so looking forward to buy it and had even told Kenpachi about it. She fretted some time over it and then decided to go and soothe herself with some ice-cream. When she entered the store she laughed out loud. There Yachiru was, sitting in Kenpachi's lap, trying to eat her way through what seemed to be a mountain of ice-cream almost the size of herself.
- Oi, Kenpachi called when he saw her, what are you doing here?
- Gonna try and drench my misery in some sugar, she answered theatrical.
- Aw, did someone mess your hair up?
She stuck her tongue out towards him and went to order. She sat down infront of them.
- Actually, the bracelet I told you about was gone today, she explained, and it made me disappointed.
She sat quiet and listened to Yachiru babbling about random things. Rai finished her ice-cream and rose from her place.
- Frankly, she said, I don't know what I'm doing here at all.
Damn, she thought as she walked the crowded streets of the trade district, why do I feel like this? She felt frustrated and banged a fist against the nearest wall. She was amazed to see it shatter and kept on hitting. It felt good smashing stuff into pieces and she kept on until she was fetched by the guards from the 6th squad and placed in one of their prison cells to cool down. It was almost dark in the cell, only a faint light shone in through the bars from the corridor and the corners were veiled in shadows. She sat down in one of them and felt comfortably numb in the dark, like she didn't really exist. She scorned herself for still carrying these depressed treats from the human life she lived so long ago. After a while her ass went numb from sitting on the hard floor and she laid down. She didn't know how much time had passed when someone finally opened the door to her cell. It was Abarai Renji. They had developed a rather close friendship during his stay in the real world.
- Get up Rai, my taichou wants to see you.
- What on earth does he want?
- I dunno, just follow please.
She entered the office of 6th squads taichou, Kuchiki Byakuya, his cold eyes rose from the papers to look at her.
- And you wanted, she asked.
- Manners, have you ever heard of that?
- Well yeah, not that I use them much.
- Can you teach them?
- Wait, wait, what is this all about?
- Simply, I need someone to teach little Yachiru some manners since I don't have time to see to that anymore and I don't think Zaraki can handle it. You're around her so much I thought you could set an example.
- Well, Rai laughed, I'll try my best, but don't have too high expectations. She has, after all, spent all her life with Kenpachi. You can take the tiger out of the jungle, but never the jungle out of the tiger.
She walked out from the office and into the cold evening air. Had they really kept her in the cell for 8 hours? She cursed and headed to the 11th squads usual meeting place. The only one present was Yumichika.
- Rough day, he asked as she sat down by him and ordered a bottle of saké.
- First disappointed and then put in jail. Easy to say that I've had better.
- See it like this, it could always be worse.
- Like what?
- Ikkaku is stuck babysitting Yachiru.
- Cheers to that then, she agreed. She sipped the saké and offered him the bottle. He accepted.
- So, she said, what's Ken-chan doing then if he can't watch Yachiru?
- No idea, he hasn't told anyone.
They sat chatting and drinking until the small hours and Rai was more than tipsy as she staggered into Zaraki's bedroom. He looked like he was sleeping and she thought she would wake him up. She slipped down under the sheet and started licking his dick. It grew rapidly and after a few seconds she couldn't fit it all down her troath. She licked and sucked and when he still didn't wake up she proceeded to a bit more drastically methods. She sat astride him rubbing herself against his dick, getting herself wet and worked up. She kept on rubbing until she fell spasming against his chest, and, still, he seemed to be asleep. And then, in her drunken haze, she did something she had never done before in her whole life. She leaned over and whispered her confession into his ear.
- Ken-chan, I love you.
She then sloushed over to her side of the bed and fell asleep. If she had been sober she would have noticed his body tensing as she said those words. Kenpachi was awake and had been the whole time.
Rai was terribly hungover the next morning and did not appreciate Kenpachi's tries to get her out of bed.
- Damnit Rai! I have Rukongai patroll in 30 minutes and I need you at the office as my stand in.
- Use Yachiru or whomever, I don't want to, she said and turned her back at him.
He yanked her up, dressed her by force and carried her over his shoulder to the office.
- I'll get them to send some breakfast here, now sit tight here and be a good girl and I'll have something for you tonight.
She made a sour face, but stayed put. She was much like Yachiru, he thought, so very bribable. Rai sat behind the desk, head feeling like it was made of lead and like it was spinning wildly. It was 10am and she had to be here atleast 10 hours more so she decided to start with the paperwork. Often it was tedious, but it had it's golden moments, like when people asked for a day or 2 off. She could deny or just throw the form away and noone would ever question it, since they thought it was the taichou reading them. Today's minor irritation was that someone had stolen all the pens, so Rai had to take one of Yachiru's crayons. She guessed the sotaichou could find it amusing to once in his life read reports written with magenta colored crayon. Around noon it knocked on the door. It was Hanatarou from the 4th squad.
- I'm here with your food, he said looking around himself like he was expecting an ambush.
- Hanatarou, there's no need for you to look so scared, I'm not Kenpachi after all.
He nodded and put the tray on the desk and left. Rai eyed her lunch. Rice and fish, which was pretty standard, but the ordinary tea had been switched with lychee juice, which Kenpachi knew she loved. There was also a small bottle of saké with a note attached to it.
" I thought you could use a refresher"
No sign, but she knew it was from him. The hours dragged by and when it was 2 hours left Matsumoto entered the office. Noone could avoid work like Matsumoto and she always had loads of gossip to share. They talked about the real world, what stores to visit and when Hitsugaya-taichou entered, Matsumoto hid behind the desk. Rai shook her head, telling the taichou that she had no idea where Matsumoto could be. The taichou was cute, but very gullible. As the watch on the wall announced that workday was over Rai and Matsumoto hurried out of the building so they wouldn't get caught with some left over work.
Kenpachi wasn't home when Rai entered his house. She made a light meal and sat down to read. She had brought all of her books from the real world and was now rereading them. She had changed out of her shinigami uniform and into her silk morning gown, her zanpaktous lay infront of her on the table. It was almost midnight when a blooddrenched Kenpachi entered the house. She looked at him.
- Theirs or yours?
- Mostly theirs.
He undressed and she got to heal the small wounds before he got into the bath. Rai sat behind him on a stool and removed the bells from his hair and put them in the small wooden box he used to store them in lest he'd loose them. She combed his hair with her fingers, undoing the spikes he usually had.
- So how was it comming back to Zaraki, she asked him.
- The same as when I left it. It's a dreadful place to live in.
- You don't have to tell me. You want some clean clothes or are you going directly to bed?
- Some clothes and you should get dressed too, we're going out.
She nodded and fetched a clean uniform and bandages for him. When they exited he once again had his hair in spikes and eyepatch on and looked as menacing as usual.
- Where we going, she asked.
- To Zaraki.
- Why the hell?
- I have something I want to show you. He threw her up on her place on his right shoulder and ran and didn't stop until he was in the middle of the Zaraki woods. He sat her down on the dewy grass. He truly looked like a demon, towering infront of her as fullmoon bathed everything in a silvery coat. He sat down infront of her and handed her a small package wrapped in pink paper and with a white ribbon that showed it was Yachiru who had wrapped it.
- What's this?
- Just open it and you'll find out.
She eagerly opened it, just on the line of actually ripping of the paper and, to her surprise, she found the bracelet she had wanted. On this inside and inscription read "Zaraki Rai".
- How did you, When... Why?
- I've meant to ask you this since it was decided that you would have to stay here in Soul Society after the arrancar attack, but I guess I never found the time...
He fell silent and she looked at him curiously.
- Go on, she urged him.
- We've shared blood, bed and battles, but I never knew if you was serious.. Damn it, screw the fancy talk! Rai, he said looking into her eyes, will you be my wife?
For Rai it felt like time froze. What was he saying? She had always thought that she was one of many. Maybe one he used a little more frequent, but still one that he just used. She looked at him in disbelief.
- Are you serious? She staggered on her words.
- Dead serious, I love you.
She looked down on her feet, only thing that could be heard was the sound of crickets and heartbeats. She rose her head and smiled at him.
- Zaraki Kenpachi, I would love to be your wife.
He took her in his arms and held her tight. Too tight.
- Ow, Ow, OW, Rai said, muffled by his body and started waving her arms. When he let go her eyes were bloodshot.
- Let's go back and I'll arrange a meeting with the other taichous tomorrow.
She nodded and climbed up on his back and took her place on his right shoulder, a place that she now could declare hers only. They fell asleep in eachothers arms for the first time as lovers and not fuckfriends.
The next morning Kenpachi asked for an audition with Yamamoto-sotaichou.
- What do you have in mind, Zaraki?
- I need you to gather the taichous, Yamamoto-jiisama, I have a wedding to declare.
- Oh, he looked at Kenpachi, and who's might that be?
- Mine.
Yamamoto stopped doing his paperwork and looked up in surprise.
- And who might the lucky lady be?
- Fourth seat of the 11th squad, Zaraki Rai.
- Ofcourse, you two are, after all, a perfect match.
- Yeah, people say that. So will you gather the taichous?
- I will do that and also announce the wedding for them and you go tell your squad.
Kenpachi nodded and left. He summoned some hellbutterflies and told them to seek out his squad and tell them to meet up at the HQ. During the taichou's meetings Rai lay in the bath. She felt very lucky and very blessed. Suddenly she had gotten her own family, something she had not had since, well she couldn't remember how long ago it was, but she knew it was before her human death.
The words spread fast in Seireitei. A wedding was a rare thing, but the wedding of Zaraki Kenpachi was something noone ever thought possible. It was custom that the wedding preparations would take one month and during that time the lovers were not allowed to see eachother, so Rai left for the real world.
Rai had just finished packing the last of her things that she had gotten while being a permanent habitant of Karakura Town so that they would be easier to move if she'd ever need them. She would be wedded in her shinigami uniform so she hadn't had to buy a dress, but she had bought some fancy underwear that was all see-tru and lace. They were red ofcourse. She had also cut off half of her hair so it now only reached to the tips of her shoulderblades instead of being so long that she could sit on it. The food of the real world was somthing entirely different from the one in Soul Society along with many other items, so Rai had bought some candy for Yachiru, finebrand saké for Ikkaku and beautyproducts for Yumichika to bribe them to stay away from her and Kenpachi for a while. All was set for the big day.
The wedding was scheduled on the 17th of September 6pm and when that day dawned, Rai's schedule was full. The day was crisp with the first hint of winter in the wind and some early yellow leaves were rustling along the streets. After breakfast Rai went to a spa, getting a full body treatment, manicure and pedicure. After that it was off to the hairdresser who made an intricate hairdo speckled with small white flowers and as a last thing, she went and got her makeup done. When she looked at herself in the mirror she could not believe what she saw. She had never ever imagined she could look this pretty.
As she set foot in Seireitei she was crowded by the female shinigamis who were all drowning her with compliments. All wedding preparations was set and people were waiting for her. Rai had thought it would be a small wedding, but apparantly all of Seireitei had been invited and the wedding was being held on the central townsquare and for the first time Rai got cold feet. She was escorted to the altar by her former taichou, Unohana-san. She stood there alone waiting a few minutes before Kenpachi entered the square. He was a taichou and needed no escort. He walked with his back straight, very big and very strong, and Rai felt very proud to soon be able to call him her own. All the taichous were present as whitnesses and the cermony was lead by Yamamoto-sotaichou. Rai and Kenpachi stood hand in hand and listened to the sotaichou talking abot their lives, the little that was known to him. They had to present their wrists and with a blade only used in formal occasions the sotaichou cut a line on their wrists. A vertical on Rai's and a horizontal on Kenpachi's. As their blended blood flowed into eachothers bodies the sotaichou declared:
- You are now two who have become one and I declare you husband and wife!
They turned around and was met by thousands of voices cheering.
- I have one more thing to announce, Kenpachis loud voice roared and spread silence through the crowd.
-As Rai and I now are bloodkin, she has the right to become my stand in when I am not present.
Rai looked at him and raised an eyebrow. Kenpachi took of his taichou haori and made her put it on.
- Rai now has the full right to wear this when there is need.
The taichous and crowd gasped. This was not unheard of, but it was such a rare thing that it had only happened once before that a taichou shared his possition with someone else. Kenpachi started walking down the altar stairs and saw Rai hessitating.
- You comming, dear?
- Well, um, she looked a little embarassed at the haori, it's not that I don't like it, but it's so damn big and I'm going to trip for certain if I try to walk in it.
That comment set of laughter and even Kenpachi smiled.
- Well, it can't be helped that you are half a metre too short, he said and threw her up on his shoulder.
In that fashion they decended the stairs and the 3 day celebration began.
They sat side by side at the large table, Ikkaku and Yumichika at their sides and Yachiru in Rai's lap.
- Yachiru, Rai said, I have something for you.
- Oooh, what, Rai-chan, what?
Rai produced a box from her bag and it was filled with candy which Yachiru immediately went for.
- Wait a moment, Rai said, before you can have this you have to promise me the leave me and Ken-chan alone today and tomorrow and play with Yumichika and Ikkaku. OK?
- OK, OK, Yachiru said excitedly, grabbed the box and skipped off.
Rai handed Ikkaku and Yumichika their bribes and thanked them for watching Yachiru. She looked at Kenpachi.
- I took the liberty of making sure that we weren't going to be interrupted.
- Great idea. Shall we get going?
She grinned and nodded. This was going to be memorable. He picked her up and carried her bridalstyle Seireitei, but first he announced:
- Ladies and gentlemen, I'm gonna go attend more important businesses and the little lady here have to follow wether or not she wants to.
He didn't let her down until he had crossed the doorstep to what had been his house, but now was theirs.
- Hmm, it smells different, Rai said and sniffed the air.
- Yeah, I haven't been allowed to stay here the last week. The Kotetsu sisters have been cleaning this place out.
Rai started checking all the rooms out to see what had been changed. She came out in the livingroom again.
- Looks just like before, just more neater.
She walked up to him and let her hands slide in under his jacket. She felt the defined lines of his muscles, all of the scars he carried and then took of his uniform jacket and stepped back. He followed and grabbed hold of her blue silk sash. He grinned at her and ripped of her jacket and threw it on the floor. She countered by ripping of the bandages covering his torso.
- I have the advantage of wearing more clothes, she giggled.
- I guess I'll have to even it out then.
He grabbed her and removed her skirt and bandages leaving Rai dressed in the red, lacy underwear, the overknee socks and her neckchoker. He made an approving gesture at the underwear and laid her down on the thick rug. He breathed on her skin and made her squirm. She knew he was teasing her and would do so for a while. He removed her bra and started caressing her breasts, fingering her nipples, making them erect. She hissed as his tongue wet them and his teeth bit down.
- Jeez, that really hurts!
- Does it bother you?
She grabbed a fistful of his hair and yanked his head back, mocking him. It just made him bite down harder. He let her go and traced a line with his tongue towards her g-string. He tried to rip it with his teeth, but to no success.
- Stay put, I'll just get my zanpaktou.
No way that she was going to be a nice girl and lay waiting for him. She snuck after him and climbed up his back. She licked his neck and nibbled at his earlobe.
- Didn't I tell you to stay?
He dragged her over his shoulder and lay her down on the kitchentable where their zanpaktou lay, intertwined, just like their souls. He kneeled down between her legs and started planting butterflykisses on the fabric of her underwear. She grabbed his hair again and tried to push him closer.
- Calm down, he muttered, I'm not gonna fo any faster than what I please.
He kept on kissing the outside of her panties. When she started squirming in anticipation he grabbed his zanpaktou and cut the thin laces keeping the string together. He ran his tongue over her mons veneris.
- Shaved and smooth, he murmured and ran his wicked tongue over her labias.
She whimpered silently. As he started playing with her clit a faint "Oh God!" escaped her.
- That would be me then, he grinned and moved his face up to hers. She stared licking his lips.
- Like the taste of your own pussyjuice?
He slipped 2 fingers up her pussy and fingered her at the same time as he let her tongue play with his.
- You want me now, he hissed his question into her ear.
She moaned her answer to him.
- Well, too bad, you aint getting it yet.
He undid and stepped out of his hakama.
- I've made you ready and now I want you to make me ready.
She smiled at him and kneeled down infront of him. She started licking his halferect dick with long and slow strokes all over his shaft.
- Come on Rai, I know you can do better.
- Aaah, he moaned, that's more like it, when she took him in her mouth and started sucking him.
As she let him deeptroath her he banged his fist into the table. When he decided that he was ready he took her by the hair and pulled her up to her feet. He picked her up and carried her to the bed and laid her down on her back. He poised himself ontop of her and fixed her lips with his and then slowly let his dick slide into her pussy. He started out with slow and shallow thrusts, but soon he switched to bury himself to the hilt in her. She bucked against him pleading for him to fuck her harder, and he did. As he banged violently into her she raised her hands and started clawing as his neck. And he let her orgasm.
- What the, she asked, you didn't stop me?
- Well, today I'm not just fucking you because it feels good, but, for the first time, I'm doing it because I love you.
She smirked at him, but soon after she gasped as he did one fast thrust into her.
- Now, he said, I want you on all four, presenting that tight little ass of yours to me.
She placed herself on her hands and knees, wiggling her ass at him.
- Damnit Rai, don't make it harder on yourself.
He once again entered her and she wailed out in pleasure. He raked his fingers over her back.
- These small scars bring back memories, he grinned.
- Which, there's alot to choose from.
- Those I got you the first night I claimed you.
He withdrew and picked her up.
- I think I would like to relive that, he said and pinned her against the wall.
He slowly let his dick slide in again and started fucking her. Rai was overwhelmed by the memories, the smell of Zaraki Kenpachi, who was now her husband but then had been her taichou and, ofcourse, by his dick making it's way in and out of her. She reached the peak rather quickly, but was left hanging there.
- Kenpachi, she whispered, I'm gonna come soon.
- Just you wait a few more minutes, he grunted.
When he came it was the pent up load from a month of no release and the sheer amount and the way it felt inside had Rai literally hurled over the edge of her own orgasm. He sagged to his knees and Rai slid after along the wall. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he wrapped his around her waist. They stayed so for a couple of minutes, catching their breaths.
- Any splinters, he asked later as they sat in the bed.
- Probably. Will you check?
He nodded and turned her back agains him.
- Could use some more light, he said.
- Go fetch Sakura and I can use bankai.
As the fire illuminated the room he hissed.
- Seems you've got enough for a board embedded in your back.
- Get them out then, she sighed.
It took some time and afterwards she lay on his chest letting the nicks stop bleeding.
- You know, she said, I never thought I'd get a family again. It's not like I ever needed one. I never needed anyone, until you came along. At first I detested being transferred to your squad, it was such a disgrace.
Kenpachi lay quiet, listening to her.
- I even detested you in the beginning, she continued, the other taichous always pictured you as crude, evil and not the least bit sane. But that's the way we live. It's for our own sake, noone elses, and we live as we see fit. I think that the others dislike the 11th squad since we actually can see our lives end. But if I die tomorrow I can atleast say that I had the time of my life today.
They both dozed off eventually, blissfully ignorant of the world as long as the otherone's skin was warm.