I am Your Slave Wife

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN BLEACH…
A/N: YOH! THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR REVIEWS… THEN FOR CLICKING THE FAVORITE AND FOLLOW BUTTON FOR THIS STORY… I AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT… [(_ _)] I Oh, wait I just want to ask you guys… writer or not what motivates you to write or to make reading more epic. Lol let me rephrase that make reading more enjoyable? I want to know what stimulates your imagination to work better.

CHATER 8: I AM YOUR SLAVE WIFE

After talking sincerely with her brother Rukia was now back within her childhood home. The Kuchiki Mansion was still the same from the gigantic gate, vast flower garden to massive living room, chandeliers, paintings; furniture's everything inside and out cost a lot of fortunes. Rukia walk to her room and sit at the front of her grand dresser. The huge mirror shows her entire reflection.

Rukia stare at herself. "There is no turning back Rukia whether Ichigo will come or not, you have to stand for yourself now. No one will dictate you, no one will decide for yourself. Every decision you will make in your life from now on is freely for yourself. It's what you desire the most in your life and will make you happy." Rukia firmly said to herself.

"How could you hate me when all I ever wanted was to be with you, Ichigo?" Rukia almost let her tears fall but she immediately wipes it with the back of her hand. "No more tears, no more pain. I don't want to live like yesterday." She said with strong resolve in her eyes. Rukia walks to her wardrobe, the expensive kimono's are still there. She wanted to welcome herself in the Kuchiki Mansion and by doing so she needs to dress traditionally.

After the sweet smelling bath Rukia called her servants to help her dress like a traditional Japanese princess. She also orders some servants to prepare a Japanese meal for her and her brother. She instructed them to make it as traditional as possible. Rukia was wearing a long purple Kimono with white jasmine neatly sew in the expensive fabric. Rukia put light make up on her face then she asked for her hair to be like Icho-gaeshi style. Popular hairstyle for married woman during Meiji period with a touch of modern style Rukia looks absolutely beautiful without even doing much.

Satisfied on how she looks Rukia thanked her servants and walked to call her brother. When she was about to knock on her brothers room she heard his brothers assistant informing him that Ichigo was throwing a ruckus outside. Rukia sharply breathe some air and enter her brother's room.

"Let him in Nii-sama." She coldly said almost matching her brother's tune of voice. The prideful head of the Kuchiki Clan direct his eyes on Rukia. He was slightly surprise seeing Rukia dress like the former Lady of the house, Kuchiki Hisana.

"There's no point in doing so Rukia." He emotionlessly said. Rukia shook her head and look directly at her brother's eyes. Byakuya saw the former fire in his sister's eyes. The strong, stubborn, no fear and authoritative look of her that almost made the Kuchiki elders surrender their control on her and to her friends including Kurosaki Ichigo.

"He's my husband Nii-sama. I still need to apprise him of the current standing of our relationship. Detailed explanations are essential when dealing with him. He's not the type of person that will listen straightaway but I'll handle the talking so rest assured Nii-sama. I'll take care of everything." Rukia straightly said without averting her eyes on her brother. "I won't run away." She thought. "Not to this marriage, not to you Kurosaki Ichigo." Byakuya nodded and order Sasakibe to let Ichigo pass through. Rukia was about to head out when she heard her brother talk.

"In one condition Rukia, let me talk to him first." Silence lingered for a while but Rukia agreed and bow down to her brother.

….

"Let me in you motherfuckers. I have to talk to Rukia so open this fucking gate now!" Ichigo shouted. The guards were just stoically staring at him, standing in attention. "Fuck!" He cursed pulling his hair in frustration. "Damn you Byakuya! How long are you going to be a thorn in my life?" He screams in his mind as he collapsed on the cold road.

"Everything is so fucked up." He looks up the sky and sees no stars. He thought that it will definitely rain soon and it will drown him to no end. He then heard the ringing of the phone from one of the guards. To his surprise they open the gate for him. Ichigo immediately stands up and get inside his car and without warning, accelerate inside the estate. The time that he arrived at the front of the Kuchiki Mansion, Ichigo was immediately restrained by two of Byakuya's men. Both were holding his arms as they come near the door of the grand living room. Ichigo let them lead him when the door to the living room was open. He saw Kuchiki Byakuya descending down the stairs wearing a white tuxedo with a purple necktie. He was holding a wine in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. No emotion, just a cold pale face that no one can ever read.

"Where's Rukia?" He darkly asked. Byakuya stare at the obnoxious boy in front of him. The delinquent boy who stole her sister's heart and broken it. The boy who thought Rukia that outside the Kuchiki Mansion is more fun and freedom was safe. He was the one he can't rival in her sister's heart because she had fallen deeply for him.

"I should have crushed you myself. Ignorant fools like you is not worthy for my sister." Byakuya irately thought. Standing a close distant to Ichigo a servant came to take the glass of wine on their lord's hand.

Steel gray met intense amber eyes into a heated staring battle. The atmosphere felt like it drops fast to freezing point. Feelings of hatred and remorse are slowly slipping out of them. The loathing emotions they hide inside for a long time was almost unbearable to hold any longer. Byakuya unsheathe his sword and point it to Ichigo barely touching his jaws. Ichigo didn't flinch he was not even intimidated.

"Give me one good reason why I should let you see Rukia or worst let her come back to you?" Ichigo clench his jaws. He knows that he doesn't have a good reason but he wanted her back no matter what.

"We have problems that we can only discuss for ourselves. You have nothing to do with it." Byakuya's eyes turns dark gray. He almost slit Ichigo's neck.

"Shame on you, Kurosaki." He icily said. "I have nothing to do with it? I still have nothing to do when you are already abusing my sister? What about her bruises? A man who abuse his wife was worst than cutting his own throat." Byakuya bleakly run his sword on Ichigo's neck. This time Ichigo's strong willpower waver like unstable water.

"Do you know why people always left you? First your mother…" Ichigo's whole body stiffens as he heard him utter his mother. Even Rukia who was hiding herself at the corner before the stairs felt alarmed. Her brother was going too far. "Then Inoue Orihime... You know why? Because you are useless, pathetic and they are ashamed of you. Your mother must be so-

"Brother!" Rukia stopped her brother, the conversation is not going anywhere and it was not helping anybody. She saw Ichigo's form, he was starting to convulse in anger. If Rukia didn't stop her brother, things will get really bloody soon. "I think it's time for me to talk to him." She said. Ichigo look up the stairs and saw a very beautiful Rukia. The look of intense hatred in his eyes was slowly melting.

"Rukia, let's go home." He gently said. His eyes were begging her. Rukia elegantly walk down the stairs and gently move away the sword of her brother from his neck. Rukia with pleading eyes look at her brother she was asking him to let her handle this. Byakuya stoically nodded and sheathe his sword. Rukia asked the guards holding Ichigo to release him and they do so. Rukia look up at Ichigo and met his eyes.

"I can't go home to you Kurosaki." She gently said but coldness was in her voice. Ichigo was about to talk but she cut him off. "This is my home Kurosaki. I never once felt in my life that your house is my home." Ichigo's head droop in shame. She was right never once he makes her feel that it was her home too. He felt defeated. Ichigo's hand slowly moves to Rukia's hand, gently holding it. He has nothing reasonable to say but he truly wants her to come back to him. "Let's give ourselves some space Kurosaki, maybe by doing so we might find some answers to our questions and some healing to our pains." Ichigo shook his head in disagreement. He wants to tell her that he was afraid of letting her go.

"I know you are thinking that I am the cause of all your pain but let me tell you this you are the cause of all the open wounds in my heart and you let me experience more pain than you thought was the worse pain for you. Despite all the pain I suffer from you I can never find myself to hate you the way you hate me. That is why I have to stay away from you because I might just self-destruct and it will be your entire fault." Everything she said was right, he was so selfish. She just wants to stay with him and help him heal his pain but he was blinded by his own hatred. Friends, how dare he forget that? He pulled Rukia to him and engulfs him with his strong arms. She was about to protest when his hold on her tighten.

"Please, just let me." He whispers on her ears pleading. He thought that this is the first night that he will spend in his life that she'll be away from him and worst it may be the start of forever. He wanted to wrap her in his arms and never let her go. "I will do whatever you say and asked but please Rukia. Don't divorce me." Rukia's body felt like all the strength in her body has left her. It was so hard to hold the tears. Before she can surrender her resolve she pushes Ichigo away from her and turns her back on him.

"You should go back now; it's not safe to drive this late." Rukia said walking her way up the stairs. Byakuya silently follow her their dinner was ruined thanks to this stupid boy.

"I will leave but that doesn't mean I will never come back." Ichigo firmly said. Byakuya just continue his way up while Rukia coldly turn to him.

"Do whatever you want, that's what you are good for. Doing whatever you want." She said and continues her steps. Ichigo walk out of the Kuchiki Mansion. He felt so empty; he wanted to just be gone. All he did in his life was to make the people around him suffer. He didn't realize until now, what Byakuya had said to him hit him so bad that he felt his soul being numb. The rain started to fall soaking Ichigo inside and out. He look up the night sky and he grimly smile.

"Do you know what it feels like there is no tomorrow? Do you what it's like when to not want who you want to be right now? I don't like to feel like there's no tomorrow Mom. So, please tell me how to make myself feel better I need to feel better." Ichigo whispered in the rain, leaning on his car as he light his douse cigarette. Letting the rain wash all his pain.

….

Byakuya was now back inside his own office after the silent dinner with his sister. He knows that Rukia was deeply affected by what she decide for her and that foolish boy but Byakuya thought he deserve whatever faith is bringing to him now. His mother was probably feeling disappointed in the afterlife, having a foolish child like him was indeed shameful. He also thought it's too much for the head of the Kurosaki Clan to raise 3 children at the same time on his own. Speaking of Isshin Kurosaki, Byakuya remembered something and he flip his phone to call him. He sips his tea as he waited the other line to answer.

"Son-in-law, I was waiting for your call!" Byakuya cringed as a very loud and energetic Isshin answered the call.

"I want to discuss something very important to you." He coldly said. Isshin was guessing that it was about the organization but the next words he had heard from Byakuya almost made him choke his own coffee. "I want to discuss about the divorce of my sister and your son."

"Wait, what's going on Byakuya? It's not something we can decide on our own." Isshin said. "Besides both of our families are in danger. Aizen is back in the country do you know what's that mean to our family's safety?" He asked.

"If we are able to make them marry each other then we can also separate them and I don't have anything to do with Aizen he was your family's problem." Isshin raise a brow. Byakuya was being selfish again. He was being over confident. Isshin knows he was a good leader and very influential yet he was mostly dealing with decent people but how about dealing with a notorious criminal and a very ambitious crazy person who believes he can own the world?

"What makes you decide this? Does Rukia-chan know what you are planning? We can't hide everything from them now that everything will soon get very nasty."

"I can protect my own clan without bringing our family together. I can't let my sister suffer in the hands of you ungrateful son. I had taken her back, here at her own home and your son came here to take her back but she refuse to go. Our family ties are going to end tomorrow… I had everything that is needed; all you have to do is to sign some papers." Byakuya straightly said. He will cut everything that binds them to the Kurosaki Family. It's a big mistake that he let himself be involved with their plans. Protecting their family was such a fancy word if Rukia was the trade.

"Very well then, if you and Rukia-chan had made up your minds then I have nothing to argue with that. I apologized to whatever foolishness my son had did to her but let me remind you Byakuya, Rukia had never love someone the way she had love him. Ichigo was still trap in the past. He doesn't know how to free himself from all his ties in the past but the fact that he came to take her back. I think he was now enlightened who is the real key that will set him free. My son had suffered too, so we don't have the rights to judge him." Isshin seriously said. No matter what his son has done. He can still feel that the old Ichigo is still there. He had great trust in him; he can still do the right thing not just for himself but for all of them.

"I don't have anything to do with your son. What's important to me is the safety of my sister." Isshin nodded in understanding. She was the last person that reminds him of his late wife and she was the only thing he treasured the most in this world. Byakuya is not as cold as the ice after all.

"Ok, I'll come tomorrow." Isshin said and their conversation ended. Isshin thought that it won't be easy to fight, now that both families are set apart. "Ichigo I hope you'll do something before everything comes to ruin."

…

Karakura Police Station Division Eleven, 0900 AM

Renji's brows were knitted. He can't still find Inoue Orihime. Not a single trace! It seems like every time he tried to dig dipper into her case someone is also trying to block all the information.

"Shit, was it really a big deal when a celebrity quit showbiz?" Renji cursed. "Do they really have to hide their identities or worse change their personality including their past information but for what fucking reasons? It's not that the media will still chase after them they are already fallen stars. They won't make money for them anymore."

"Maybe because they are hiding something big Abarai. And for the millionth times Abarai don't put your fucking shoes on the table or I'll shoot you myself right here, right now!" Zaraki Kenpachi roared at his subordinate. Renji immediately put down his feet clad in leather shoes that just a while ago was place and suspended on top of his table.

"Zaraki-taicho!" Renji stuttered. Standing up and saluting the Chief Officer of Karakura Division Eleven. "You are early." Renji's body stiffens when the notorious and the most dangerous man in Karakura come to him and grip his collar harshly.

"Don't fuck with me Abarai, huh… I am always early; your lazy ass is what I always see only in the afternoon. You better start working your ass hard Abarai or I'll send you back in the academy to recap what is being part of the armed forces all about." He glowered. Renji sweat drop this is why he didn't want to be early. He always threatens his people and who will not be intimidated by this monster who encounters death countless times of his life. "How's your little secret investigation of the disappearance of Inoue Orihime? Are you done playing detectives?" He sarcastically asked. Renji gape like a fish out of the water, real sweat was now coming out of his body.

"How did I know?" Zaraki was laughing so hard, his head was bending on his back and his voice was booming inside the KPS building. "I know everything Abarai so the next times you make me look like a fool prepare yourself to fight me, huh... You know I love fighting, and blood and death." Renji cringed he was screwed up.

"I understand Sir!" Renji answered. He didn't want to piss him off more. It's bad enough that he asked him to fight him. "Fuck, the horror of fighting Zaraki Kenpanchi." Renji thought. Zaraki let go of him and order him to report in his office.

"So, what information did you get hold of during your investigation?" Zaraki asked pulling his long legs up and putting his feet-clad shoes above his table ordering Renji to get him some coffee. Renji's veins almost burst.

"Damn, old man" Renji silently cursed. Ordering him not to put his feet on his table and now he was openly doing it in front of him. "Damn, he was mocking at me." Renji remorsefully thought as he get him coffee. When he came back to his office his Chief Officer was scanning some old files.

"Here's your coffee Sir." Zaraki just nodded and Renji walk to his table and place down the cup of coffee. "About your question earlier Sir, I haven't acquire much. All the information I always encounter about her was only the time when she was in showbiz, after her disappearance was still unknown to me." He seriously said.

"Who asked you to investigate about her?" Renji's scowl was back in full force. He didn't want Rukia's name to get involved in all of this.

"I was asked by a friend Sir." He said. Zaraki went back to his chair and put an old picture of a man in his thirties.

"Do you know who this man is?" Zaraki asked. Renji eyed the picture he looks familiar but he can't really point out who he looks like.

"He looks familiar, Sir but I'm sure I haven't met him."

"Of course you haven't met him. He was already dead." Renji was puzzled why is he showing some old dead man's picture all of a sudden? "Flip the picture and read what's written at the back." Renji did what he was asked and his eyes widen in disbelief.

"Inoue Sora, Fuck is this guy related to Inoue Orihime?" He fervently asked. Zaraki grin and nodded at him.

"He was her brother." Now Renji was intrigue. Why did this guy hold such information about the Inoue's? "Taicho… Do you happen to be a fan of Inoue Orihime before?" He seriously asked. Renji felt someone pulled his head down and the next thing he knew his head was painfully slam on the table.

"Do you want me to fucking kill you, huh… dumbass?" Zaraki threatened. Renji pat the table in surrender just like in martial arts. He releases him leaning back on his high chair and neatly adjusts his uniform. "Do you want to obtain information about the Inoue's or what?" Renji nodded and stand again in full attention.

"First Abarai, if you want to get involved in this case prepare yourself for a bigger, not just ordinary case Abarai that you can find on the streets in this slowly rotting country. Prepare yourself to get involve into international related affairs. The people behind the murder of Inoue Sora were not just small fry criminals. And the people they targeted are not just ordinary rich men. Two families of secret billionaires in this country are also involved in this murder. Two members of these families mainly their heirs are your friends, right Abarai?" Renji gulp the thick lump in his throat. He has already a feeling that there's really something wrong in everything that happened 5 years ago and now here he was being asked if he wanted to take the risk.

"I'll accept the case Sir." He seriously said looking at his Chief Officer's eyes. Kenpachi look at him for a while and burst into laughter. Renji clench his fist an obvious vein was popping out of his forehead. "Stop making fun of me old man." He threateningly thought.

"If you say so Abarai, starting today you'll be working close under me in uncovering this case. Follow my orders immediately and I assure you everything will run smoothly." Renji slam his hands on Zaraki's table.

"Why are you holding this case? Why do you have so much information about this people? And if this case involves international affairs then why didn't they just give it to the higher ups? Who are you exactly Zaraki-Taicho?" Renji bombarded him with questions. Zaraki dangerously eyed him that make Renji step back.

"I told you just follow my lead and everything will run smoothly. All your questions will be answered soon so stop slacking off Abarai. If you let your guard down you'll end up dead. Am I clear?" The last words were said aloud and in command. Abarai stand in full attention and saluted his captain.

"SIR, YES, SIR!" Zaraki walk pass Renji to his bookshelves then scan some books. He saw him pick a piece of paper and handed it to him.

"Trace and investigate all those addresses. Your first task is to find Inoue Orihime and those addresses will certainly lead you to her then after that, call me because she's under arrest." Renji look at his captain again with utmost shock.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" He thought. "Inoue was under arrest?"

…...

Ichigo was now driving back to the Kuchiki Mansion. He inform his secretary that he'll be absent for work today. He wanted to talk to Rukia sincerely with just the two of them alone. He wanted her to hear his side although there's nothing much to say but him being sorry for being such an ass. Ichigo sighed it's so hard to think of what's the right thing for him to say. He glances at his rearview mirror where he can see a white rabbit chewing his food, without a care in the world.

"You're one lucky guy, do you know that?" Ichigo asked. "You are contented on what you have and Rukia will probably like you without you doing much but chew your food and move your fluffy ears and fat butt. Then that's it you'll capture her heart." There was a brief pause as Ichigo sighed again for the second time of the day. "Life is really unfair." He said to the Rabbit.

He drives his way to the Kuchiki estate without any problem. He was glad he passes by smoothly this time. When he was near the parking lot he saw a lot of cars and he recognizes two of them one was definitely his father's car. A black Mercedes Benz and the other was Kisuke Urahara's customize Volkswagen "Beetle".

"What the hell are those two trouble makers doing in here?" He thought, immediately parking his car and hop out pressing the remote key to lock the doors. He walks to the main door, it was really alarming no guards, guarding the main entrance? Ichigo immediately run to the doorknob when he heard Rukia's voice.

"No one is going to touch our marriage!" He heard her voice trying to suppress the urge to shout. "Stop interfering with our affairs we are not kids anymore. We can very well take care of ourselves."

"Rukia, this is for the better." He heard Byakuya coolly state. Rukia stubbornly shook her head. Kisuke was delighted to see the Kuchiki siblings engaged in a verbal fight while Isshin, well he was just being Isshin.

"No, Nii-sama… Ichigo had enough of all of this manipulation you're doing to him. Do you know how hurt he was when all of you had taken Orihime away from him? What about his feelings, you can't just decide our futures like that." Rukia reasoned out. Her voice was starting to shake.

"You don't know the reasons and risk why we decided to do that." Rukia clench her fist. Isshin saw the anger in her eyes.

"Reasons?" Rukia asked with the tone of sarcasm. "You engaged us to marry each other because of these reasons we didn't even hear of. How about telling us all these reason's since you are now demanding us for a divorce?" Byakuya this time shook his head and gently put down his tea.

"You'll know soon but for now let's deal with this divorce. It's for your own safet-

"Enough! All of you enough of this selfishness!" Rukia shouted that surprise everyone inside the mansion including Ichigo who was about to barge uninvited inside. Isshin's cup of coffee was suspended half way to his mouth. Kisuke stops fanning his face and Byakuya who was about to sit straight comfortably on his couch was now frozen, starring at his sister.

"Stop hiding secrets from us; stop making excuses that everything you are doing to us was for our own good. We have feelings too and we want to live our life the way we want to. Urahara-san, Isshin-dono, and Nii-sama you have taken Ichigo away from me. You make him so cold and blinded by hatred. It's your entire fault why he become like this why we become like this. Do you know how painful it is when he takes all his anger out of me?" Rukia went to the documents and she hurriedly picks them up one by one. Isshin let her, he understands what she felt and in the first place he was against in this idea of divorce.

"No one is going to sign any divorce paper in this family and all of you leave us alone." She darkly said and walk away from them. Rukia walk then run to the front door. Her tears were now slowly falling from her eyes. She can't hold it anymore. She pushes their main door and burst out. The papers were slowly slipping and falling out of her grip.

Ichigo saw Rukia burst out of the door. It was like a slow motion for him as he watch her pass him by. He saw the tears in her eyes and he knows she was in great pain. He raises his hand and gently grabs her wrist before she can walk away. Even in front of those people who he thought was collaborating with her; she had defended him and considers more for his feelings.

"Rukia…" He gently spoke. Rukia's tear filled eyes widen in surprise. She can't believe that Ichigo was here in their mansion. Loss of focus Rukia drops all the papers she was holding.

"Kurosaki…" She dumbly said. Ichigo move down his hands to hold her hand.

"Please, spare some time for me we need to talk." He said as he looks at her straight in the eye. Rukia avert her gaze on Ichigo.

"If you are just going to ask me to return to your mansion then my answer is no." She firmly said. Ichigo's eyes reflected understanding. She was still not ready and he respects that.

"You are right I was going to ask you that today, tomorrow and forever until you come back to me but that's not all I just really want to talk sincerely with you alone." Rukia shift her eyes to meet again with Ichigo. She saw the sincerity and hope reflected on them. She nodded and Ichigo gently pulled him to his car.

"Wait the papers." Rukia said stopping both of them from their tracks. Ichigo disgustingly eyed the papers. He let go of Rukia and pick them up himself but after that he immediately torn them all apart.

"We don't need them." He surely said.

"THANK YOU FOR READING"

"ALWAYS FAITHFUL"