AN: Hello,updating this story today. I am sorry for not doing it earlier. I am on my fall vacation from things, but it's hectic at home. I am doing my best to be able to update these stories. Asap as I say. So here is the next chapter I hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 8

Monday had started as a lovely day for Kuchiki Byakuya. He had woken up with a smile on his face and for the first time in years he had practically run to the shower to wash himself. He clothed himself to his Armani business suit in record time and he ate his breakfast hastily like ants were in his pants. His sister Rukia had only looked at him with an amusement on her face knowing perfectly well on what or actually who had made her brother behave like this. To Rukia it was a nice change and she hoped that nothing would come and turned upside down. Byakuya had hastily said good morning and see you in the office when he again had practically run to his car and drove to the office.

Inside his secure office he finally took a deep breath. He would meet Renka again, this time at work. They had spoken on the phone the previous night talking about what not and everything. Renka was a nice person to talk to and this whole thing made Byakuya feel like a teen ager again. It was not a bad thing, being 28 and again in love. Maybe finally in love would be more accurate. He took another deep breath and waited. No more that five minutes later a soft knock came from the door and after informing the person to enter the door opened to show Renka there. She was dressed in one of Ishida designed grey colored women's suits, with pink blouse under the jacket. Her hair was again pulled back on a pony tail and as usual she hid her tattoos, this time by make up. She looked official, but in this new point of view she looked really good. Byakuya smiled and beckoned her to come closer.

"Renka, you look lovely. I missed you." He gave her a small kiss on the cheek making the woman in front of him blush in a lovely shade of pink.

"We spoke on the phone last night. Got an earful from Takako for taking the phone. I guess she was waiting a phone call from your cousin." She returned Byakuya's gesture, but kissed the corner of his mouth.

"I know, but I missed seeing you. Besides don't you both have cell phones? I should've made the call to that number. I will do that tonight when I call you to talk."

"You sound like a perverted phone stalker." Renka laughed. She got only a shook of a raven head for her answer and a smile. Byakuya looked at her and coughed a bit and then he straightened his posture.

"Before we can do anything remotely to fun, we should start to work now. We can talk after the business day is over. Is that ok for you Renka?"

She only nodded and went back to her own office to start her own day. It was easier for her to do her work now that she no longer had to hide what she felt and there was no suffocating atmosphere around them in the office. The lunch time came and they ate it in a near by restaurant together before going back to their tedious workloads. Fax and emails needed to be answered, deals signed and filed and so much more that Renka did not even realize that the day was turning to afternoon. She was filing several papers to new locations when Byakuya called her to office.

"Renka, put a marking on the overall meetings calendar for next Monday. I will not be coming to the office. We have been summoned to a meeting with Tousen & co outside Karakura. I will be going there with Hidehiro, they need information about the last quarters financial report as well. Please book plane tickets both for me and Hide, I don't want to drive there for hours so it would be easier and more convenient to go there by plane. This would mean that I won't be back until Tuesday. So it would mean that we can't go out that time. I promise to call you though." Byakuya lifted his head from the paper he was reading and looked at the woman in front of him.

"Byakuya, business is business. It is an important meeting is it not? I think I can manage 24 hours without you."

"Very well, too bad that the meeting is not on the weekend. If it were I could have taken you with me. I guess I have to survive." He smiled and went back to reading the document he had in his hand.

An hour later Renka wished goodbye to Byakuya and left to her house to change. They would meet again later at the "Grasshopper".

On the Monday evening Aizen Sousuke sat in front of his large office desk and pondered his situation. His office day was at its end and he tried to relax before his business partner would come back to the office with a raw draft of their battle plan. He had a lot on his mind. There was something that he wanted and it was rare that he wanted it so bad. He was a man of the world. He had everything. A lucrative job, nice house on an uprising area of Karakura, and nice Mercedes in his garage, but he lacked the one thing that would make his whole little world just a little better and perfect. He lacked the next thing that would make his image of a spectacular man just right. He did not have a dashing wife and the 2.4 children. That thought brought an acid taste in his mouth. As strange it sounded his flower to flower days were over and he wanted to settle down. And he had just found the person he was planning to share his fortune and future with.

Abarai Renka, the personal secretary of one Kuchiki Byakuya the CEO of Kuchiki International, was a woman that had made Aizen Sousuke feel something strange and warm inside. He had seen the woman many times in the offices of the Kuchiki, but had not considered her more that an effective secretary, she had not given any permanent impression to him. That was until few nights ago. Now his thoughts about the woman had taken 180 degree turn to the left. Two images came dancing inside his mind. Those images were both intoxicating and infuriating. The one that made him exited was the image of a red haired beautiful woman in a fiery red silk ball gown dress at the Shihoin-Urahara dance gala. She had been absolutely astounishing to look at and even more alluring when he had the opportunity to dance with her. He had managed to touch her and he would have liked to continue it too. He asked if she was seeing the Kuchiki, but she had denied it and thus Sousuke had invited her for dinner. She had not replyied and when their dance ended he had graciaously walked her back to her surpricingly scowling boss. But that was not all, the next time he had seen the woman it had been on Saturday evening at the "The Bony Grasshopper", the very bar that Gin had located and invited him there for drinks. When they had entered to that place he had as usual checked the crowd. When his eyes had seen the woman he had been surprised at first and then when he had seen her outfit that had exposed her every curve hidden beneath the clothes his need for her increased. He had cornered her and asked her for dinner. She had politely declined telling him that she was going to meet someone else and that it would not be appropriate. Aizen had grinded his teeths together and vowed that whom ever the puny man was would be out of her picture.

Then in his mind came the image again of what made him infuriated. Renka sitting on Kuchiki fucking Byakuya's lap smiling like a love sick puppy. No, it would not do! He was infurtiated that the cold bastard could take her like that. Kuchiki was nothing and he needed to be gone from the picture.

Aizen had spent the rest of his weekend pondering several options for his next move. He could blackmail the woman for a dinnerdate by telling her that he would not seal the deal that his and Kuchiki's companies were making, but after a while he decited to go against it. Renka was obviously a woman who would not be pushed into such thing. Wooing was not for it either, she did not seem to be a flower and chocolate kind of a woman. Kuchiki was a hard opponer and he must have already woven himself in to the red heads heart.

Well he would not have to go all this thing alone. Ichimaru had dropped by to his house the day before asking him if he would like him to help to get rid of some Kuchiki's. Gin was not a man to have a grudge in business environment and his curiosity had peaked. Ichimaru had only explained that the executive of Kuchiki International's Finance department was touching something of his. Aizen had not asked, but if they could get both Kuchiki's out of their way it would open a path to something even more than to a heart of a woman. Maybe they could destroy their competitors in the business as well.

Aizen's internal discussion was disturped when his business partner of four years entered to his office. The man was dressed in all black and his usually tightly closed eyes were open and he was grinning from ear to ear. Sousuke had learned to associate the man's facial features on the man's moods and his open eyes indicated extreme seriousness in the matter. His grin told the bronw haired socialite that what ever the man had been up the in the past hour or so had been accomplished perfectly.

The plan was rather simple. Kill them. As untraceable as one can, of course. The mourning Renka would be an easier target than a fire breathing one.

"Your attire looks like of a burglar, I hope that you have not gone and stolen the grand jewels of the Kuchiki's"

"Maa, maa how funny and how correct and yet not so. I have done nothing illegal, just some fixing on some windows to my liking. And speaking of a grand jewelsi, ah how correct you are. I'm going to steal one; it's my very own special jewel and treasure that the damn fucker won't have. I'm not allowing it."

"Gin, as usual I am a man who does not care what you do on your free time and what you have done in your past, but this time would you mind enlightening my curiosity and tell me what on earth you are talking about. I am really hoping that I do not have to fight against you in this matter. You are not preying after Renka after all?"

"I don't care about the red head. You can keep her and do what you want with her but make sure you keep her busy too. She is in my way too. No, I'm talking about the other one. I'm talking about Takako, Renka's housemate."

"I see, so she is the actual reason you want to have this Kuchiki Hidehiro out of the picture. Why sudden interest? As far as I know, you haven't had a bone in your body expressing any interest on anyone."

"That's because she is the only one. That tall Kuchiki has her attention now and that won't do. I have been looking for her ever since I got out."

"Why?"

"She's my wife!"

Aizen lifted one brow and looked at his companion in crime. The pieces of a puzzle was finally finding there places.

AN2: Remember to review and let me know what you thought of this chapter!