I am Your Slave Wife

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN BLEACH…
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CHAPTER 10: I AM YOUR SLAVE WIFE

Ishida was surprise seeing Ichigo leaning on the wall beside his office door. He just finished an operation and now was on his break. "What dreadful winds brought you here Kurosaki?" Ishida asked as he walks closer to his office and open the door. He heard Ichigo utter a cursed before following him inside. Ishida went to his coffee maker and brought two cups of coffee. Before sitting down he offered one for Ichigo but he just shrugged. Ishida adjusted his glasses, under his gaze he knows that something happened and this guy leaning on the wall of his office with arms cross to his chest and the nasty scowl was very bothered.

"What trouble did you get yourself into now, Kurosaki?" He started. Ichigo cursed again he was contradicting if he should tell Ishida, not that he will not know. This guy has eyes and ears everywhere.

"Rukia left me." He said.

"Well, that's not surprising. What take her so long to do that?" He nonchalantly said sarcasm drip in his voice. Ichigo gave him a death glare but Ishida was not fazed. He meets Ichigo's eyes with the same cold eyes. "Don't give me that reaction Kurosaki, you know that's the truth and it's your entire fault." Ichigo sighed and look away from Ishida.

"So, what are you going to do now? Don't tell me you want her back? Oh, please Kurosaki I thought you hate her to death. You shouldn't be here right now. You should be celebrating with all your whores and drink until you pass out. She was now out of your life. Congratulations." Ishida saw how Ichigo easily crushed his small coffee table beside his mini couch. He almost forgot that this guy in front of him was very dangerous, a notorious thug before, who can't hold his temper no longer than 90 seconds.

Ishida sighed. "I will appreciate if you'll pay that." Ichigo's scowl deepens; he thought that it's a bad idea coming here. He might accidentally kill this sarcastic geek before anything else but he needs someone's opinion in his current situation. To be honest he didn't know what to do in this mess he made for himself and Ishida has been trying to straighten him up.

"She was taken by her brother. I brought her to the Karakura River just a while ago before I came here." He said. Ishida's brows raised, he was surprise to know that Rukia and let's not forget Byakuya was still letting Ichigo come near her.

"Why'd you brought her in Karakura?" Ishida asked before sipping his coffee. His eyes not leaving Ichigo who still refuse to look at him.

"I wanted to apologize." He quietly said. Ishida this time look away at Ichigo. He hated people who think that being sorry was easy to say and forgiveness was painless. He saw many death's in his life as a doctor. Some died because of incurable diseases, some because of suicide and worst some are murdered. He saw how their family cries for their lost of love ones. And he knows it's not easy to move on.

"Sorry is not enough Kurosaki and will never be." Ichigo look at Ishida this time. He knows that too but he was not just saying sorry because he wanted to be forgiven. He wanted to tell her that his sorry was also the start of change. She may not accept it but he wanted that word to be his guide to reach her again.

"She may forgive you but the pain will always be there and one's you hurt her again, she will shatter and Im afraid she'll never be able to get up. To tell you honestly Kurosaki, I don't want Rukia-san to return to you. She was such a fine woman that every man will want. If she'll only let me I am willing to take her out." Ishida felt his collar tighten on his neck and he was suddenly pull up from his chair. He saw the furious look in Ichigo's eyes and did he just saw a tiny spark of jealousy? He really can't understand what is happening to this guy. Last time he talks to him, he hates his wife and now he was jealous.

"What did you just said? Don't forget Ishida she was married to me." He angrily said.

"Don't get all riled up on me Kurosaki. I know that but I was just saying that if she'll be free from you which is easy to obtain knowing the things you have done to her. I have no doubt that men will line up to win her for themselves. To sum it up, a fine, beautiful, ideal woman like Rukia will not have a hard time looking for someone much better than you Kurosaki." He straightly said. He saw how Ichigo's face contorts as if he just heard a horrible massacre on the TV. He let go of Ishida, very frustrated of the new realization. Ishida saw how he roughly runs his hand on his hair frustrated for his own self. He was totally messed up more messed up than before.

"You know what Kurosaki if it's another woman out there. She will definitely leave you without looking back at you. They'll just forget you like some ugly paint in their nails that mismatched their new dress but fortunately for you it was Rukia Kuchiki Kurosaki we are talking about here not just other woman who left you like Inoue Orihime." Ichigo's body becomes rigid, his shoulders were tense and his eyes widen a bit at the mention of his ex-girlfriend.

"Yeah, you're right Rukia was not like her. She will come back to me, she have to come back to me." Ichigo said.

"Don't force yourself into her now Kurosaki. Let Rukia go and let her live her life the way she wanted and deserves. She's been serving and hurting under you. She deserves a break from all the people who reminds her of all her pains and that was all of you Kurosaki." What Ishida said seems to tattoo in Ichigo's mind. His voice echo in his head. He felt the heavy impact of those words inside him. Behind those words Ishida was actually telling him he don't deserve her so just back off and let her be happy. He sadly nodded and turns his back on Ishida to walk away. Ishida observe the down state of Ichigo. He still has some questions he wanted to ask him before he leaves.

"Kurosaki, don't answer me with this words because we are old friends and we are married and all those crap. "Why did you suddenly want Rukia back in your life? Why did you suddenly forgive her from all the mistakes you thought she had done to you? Why can't you just let her go? Is this just a show and the truth is…you still want her to suffer mor-

"NO! I PROMISE TO NEVER LET HER CRY AGAIN! I KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS TO CHASTE AFTER HER. I KNOW THAT I HURT HER THE MOST AND SHE NEEDS A BREAK FROM ME, DESERVE SOMEONE BETTER THAN ME BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY EYES AWAY FROM HER. YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT TO ME, BASTARD, ASSHOLE, SELFISH I CAN TAKE THEM ALL. I JUST WANT HER BACK ALL OF HER BACK TO ME. My mother had passed away, Inoue had left me, and I can't take it anymore when Rukia will leave me too. SHE'S THE ONLY WOMAN WHO HAD LOVED ME THE MOST." And with that Ichigo opened the door and slam it close as he walk away.

"Ishida sighed. "What also took you so long to realize that Kurosaki?" Ishida quietly utter. "The big question here Kurosaki is… do you love her the way she loves you?"

…

It was late afternoon in Tokyo and the soccer game ended already. Karin's smile was as wide as the sunset raise that spread in the sky like long strip of yellow, orange and red orange ribbon. Her medal that was as big as Toushiro's palm was hanging on her neck.

"Did you feel the intensity of the game Toushiro? The whole stadium seems to shake as the people roar and get so high whenever we kick a goal!" Toushiro look over his shoulder and glance at the girl beside him. She was beaming; her face was red, describing the game with hand and leg movements. Toushiro let a rare smile escape from his lips. He was contented.

"Yeah, I can see that I am your teams coach after all." He said as he takes out the remote for his car. The remote was almost thrown off his hand when Karin bumps her butt on his back.

"That's not the reaction Toushiro! You have to go all the way! Go out with a bang! BANG! Scream! Yell! Shout! Fighting Spirit!" She said elbowing Toushiro's side.

"Your elbows are hurting me." He coolly said. Karin just laughs at him and stops hitting Toushiro. She then walks in front of him grinning. Toushiro raised a brow whenever she's like this she had some prank under her sleeves for him.

"Arigatou, Toushiro…" She gently said. Toushiro felt his heart beats faster and her voice thanking him repeat in his mind like a mantra. "I was able to get this medal with your help and I was really happy. I can now cheer Rukia-nee." She said, her voice saddened at the mention of her sister in law. Toushiro sigh and click the remote to unlock his car.

"Do you want to go out and eat dinner outside?" He asked. He may not sound obvious but he was hopeful. Karin race after Toushiro who was again opening the car door for her. Karin's hands hold the handle first and Toushiro's hand was above hers. She grins at him but Toushiro was just stoically looking at his hand above her hand.

"She loves to play and make fun of him." Toushiro thought and gently hold her hand out of the handle and let his right hand open the door for her.

"That's cheating!" He knows that was coming. He almost chuckled in her antics. Karin was not someone he can call his opposite. She was just like him, cold, distant and doesn't show a lot of emotions. She was always guarded around other people that's why seeing her playful and carefree like this was something he treasure.

"Get in, I'll take you home." He said. Karin sticks her tongue out at him then get inside his car. Toushiro can't help but shook his head as he walk to the other side and get in the driver's seat.

"Can I borrow your phone?" Karin asked. Toushiro dig his phone inside his pocket and hand it to Karin. He then starts his blue Acura Sports Wago and drive swiftly out of Seiretei Stadium parking lot.

"What are you going to do with that?" He asked.

"Call someone."

"Who?"

"Your assistant, Hyorinmaru." Karin said scanning his contacts.

"Why?"

"I'll ask him if it's ok that you'll celebrate with us." She said and put the phone on her ear. "Hello, Hyorinmaru-oji! Hai, Karin-desu… Can I borrow Toushiro for awhile? We won the soccer tournament! Hai! Arigatou… Ok, really? Haha… Thank You Oji-san. Hai, I understand. Bye…" Karin ended the conversation and hand the phone back to Toushiro.

"You don't have to call him. I can do whatever I want." Karin just nods and pulls out her own phone, removing the MVP medal on her neck and took a picture of it. The medal dazzled in the late afternoon sunlight.

"Ne, Toushiro let's get drunk today. Dad has a lot of al-

"NO…" Toushiro coolly but firmly said. "We are still minors, we can't drink." Karin scowled at him.

"But you are already eighteen and I'm sixteen. Besides you are already a lawyer and your father was the chief justice in this country and then you won a lot of cases." Toushiro gave Karin a quick cold glare.

"And your point here is?" He asked. He was alarmed. Is she drinking with her friends whenever he was not around? "Tsk, tsk… they are so dead." He darkly thought.

"My point here is its ok for us to drink since you are mature enough to handle these kinds of things. And it's not a big deal. I am with you and it's not that we are going out in the public telling people we get drunk." Karin tried her best to convince him but Toushiro was not swayed, not a slightest bit.

"Yeah, you're right I am mature enough to drink but the problem here is you are under age. And don't forget Karin I am a man who serve the Law, anyone who disobey the Law will be punished. I will not let you break any law so now if you still insist then we can drive together to the headquarters so that I can give you a formal lecture about the legal rights and duties of a juvenile like you." He straightly said. Karin's jaw drop, she can't believe Toushiro was willing to send her to juvenile court for such reasons.

"You are going to send me to jail? That is so low…" She said, leaning on her sit with her arms cross on her chest. She was stubbornly refusing his accusation. Toushiro inaudibly chuckled.

"No, I did not say I was going to send you to jail. I only said that I will inform you of your legal rights and duties as a minor. Again Karin I won't tolerate anybody who disobey the Law. You better tell me honestly if you are illegally drinking with your friends." Karin immediately rouses up from her slump position on her sit.

"Of course not! I don't even know any brands of alcoholic drinks. What made you think that? I just want to celebrate the way I saw you with your business companions whenever you brought me to those parties. You blend with adult people so well. They look up to you, never seeing you as immature, never treating you as a brat or spoiled. Well respected I was thinking that you are used to those kind of atmosphere that is why I-

"Karin this is not all about me. This is all about you. You can celebrate your own victory the way you wanted to." Toushiro said. He was having a hard time suppressing a smile in front of Karin. "Silly girl, you don't have to do anything for me, nor change yourself to suit in my world." He quietly thought. "Be you Karin." He said.

"Huh? You said something?" Toushiro just shook his head. "So, when I turn eighteen, it's ok for me to drink then, yatta!" She said raising both her hands up in the air. Toushiro's veins almost burst out of his head.

"No, you can't! I won't let you. Do you know how many people get in trouble because of reckless drinking?" Karin just laughs and imitates him as he continues his lecture about illegal and irresponsible drinking. When they were seeing the gate of the Kurosaki mansion Toushiro slow down the car. They were still a good distance away from the gate when they saw a boy carrying a nicely wrapped box.

"Who's that? Slow down, I'm going out." Karin said before Toushiro can stop her. She was already out of his car and was now running to the boy. He has a bad feeling about this. He reaches the other door where Karin exited and closes it, driving closer to the gate. He saw how the ragged dress kid hand the box to Karin and quickly run away. When he was close enough he quickly move out of the car and order her not to open the box but it was too late. Karin with a scowling face curiously opens the box. He saw the horrified look on her face as she throws the box away from her as far as possible.

"Karin!" He shouted and run to her side.

"Wha-what the he-hell is that? There are bloodied fingers in the box!" She stuttered pushing her back on the gate, shaking and scared.

"Get inside the car now!" Toushiro shouted as he cover Karin and at the same time scanning the area for any suspicious person.

"Bu-but, but Tou-

"No, buts get inside." He said opening the cars door and push Karin inside. He then reaches for his compartments and grab his disposable gloves. He strictly ordered Karin not to step outside as he put his gloves on and run to the box. Pick the fingers, examine it for a sec and put it back inside the box. Toushiro then remove the gloves on his right hand and dig his phone in his pocket.

"Hyorinmaru..." He started. "Get in the Kurosaki mansion as fast as you can we have a case, official death warnings are thrown to the Kurosaki's. After taking the fingers in here which I'll hand over to the guards for autopsy, call Kurosaki-sensei and inform him what had happened. Move quickly, call me for the results." He ordered and hangs up.

"Who dared to send this to us?" Toushiro thought as he intensely eyed the box.

…

Inside the Kurosaki Mansion

Toushiro observed that Karin was oddly quite just a while ago she was totally shaken but now she was calm yet her body was really tense. He also observe that she was sinking somewhere in her thoughts. This is what her sister always worries about her. She bottles up everything. She was afraid to show emotions knowing that someone somewhere was threatening her family. That's why she keeps herself guarded, forcing herself to toughen up for her family.

"Karin…" Toushiro begins. "Sit here with me; you need to get some rest." Toushiro offered to Karin who was leaning on the door facing their fountain.

"What if these were the same people who killed my Mom, Toushiro? Who this time are they going to take away from us? Dad? My brother? Yuzu? Me? I don't mind as long as this will be the last time they ever bother my family." She said, not averting her eyes at the fountain. Toushiro felt remorse in her words. Sacrificing other people for the sake of the other is not striking for him.

"Don't you think you are thinking too much?" He coldly said. This caught Karin's attention. He's always straight forward. He doesn't hold his thoughts, not caring if his words hurt other people or not.

"Thinking too much? You don't know how it feels losing someone you love, Toushiro. The light of this family has been taken from us. Don't you think it's normal for us to think too many possibilities that another member of this family will be killed again? Don't you think it's normal for me to think whatever it takes just to protect this family?" Karin heatedly said. Anger, regrets and deep pain mirrored in her eyes. Toushiro stoically look at her.

"You said it yourself Karin. We don't know what it feels like to lose someone we love. You know well how it hurts so now… are you willing to make us feel the same hurt as you felt when you think of stupid things such as sacrificing yourself? What good can that do? What can you do Karin to protect this family?" Toushiro state without holding back his words. Karin felt her eyes watered, Toushiro's words hurt her.

"Why do I have this feeling that you are saying I can't do anything for this family, that I am useless? Don't look down on me Toushiro just because I didn't achieve what you had achieved in your life. We are two different people I have my own ways too and I will prove to you that it's not useless!" Karin shouted. Toushiro sigh, she did not get his point. Toshiro rouse up from the couch and walk to Karin. Karin holds her ground and match Toushiro's intimidating gaze.

"Idiot, who said I was looking down at you?" Taking Karin's hand and pull her back to the couch. "I can never look down at the girl who just received an MVP award in a football tournament, can I?" He said. "You don't have to think that you have to do it on your own, remember you have me, Hyorinmaru and the others. I don't want you to do and think of reckless things. We work for Justice Karin, we will do everything, and it's our job to do everything to serve justice to the oppressed." Karin punches his arm which he did not expect. He coldly glares at Karin who was scowling back at him.

"You could have just said it in simpler words. I am not one of your geek friends." She said grinning at him.

"Geek friends? I don't have any."

"Bookworms then?" Toushiro's vein was popping out of his head. He was about to retort when the old goofy Isshin made his unusual greetings.

"I can't take it anymore I have to make my present known. I hate to interrupt your lovey-dovey moments but we have important things to talk about Toushiro-kun." Isshin playfully said.

"That's Hitsugaya for you Kurosaki-Sensei" He calmly said bowing at the old doctor. Karin's brows rise.

"Wait… wait? You two met before? I thought you didn't know him Dad?" Karin asked.

"How do you think will I know that this guy in here is very narcissistic? He's no fun at all… he won't ask questions, he just listens and still gets good grades. He won't even come drinking with his teacher!" Isshin dramatically said.

"What grades?" Now she was really confused.

"Too bad for you Sensei but I was still minor at that time. I don't want to get in trouble with you. And to clear things up for you Karin, he is my professor in forensic science. He taught me privately." Karin jaws drop.

"What the hell!" She thought. She heard his father's footstep walking to his office followed by Toushiro.

"We have things to discuss Karin. Stay here or in your room. No walking outside the house, you know it's not safe. I already send body guards for Yuzu, so rest assured." Her father seriously said and disappears to his office followed by Toushiro who nodded at her. Karin stares at the door where her father and Toushiro disappeared.

"How many more secrets can this family reveal?"

…

Renji inhale and exhale inside his patrol car. This is the last address written on the paper given to him by his captain. Truth is damned but this is it. The woman who had cause mayhem in Rukia and Ichigo's life. He had found her and brings her to the headquarters for assessment. Renji thought.

"Things will change soon for the good or bad. I will remain a friend to Rukia forever." Renji quietly swear to himself as he move out of his car and walk away to look for the house number that match on the paper. His head was moving from the paper to the house numbers as he passes them by.

"104…105…10-

Renji thoughts were interrupted when he heard a scream from the other side of the town houses. He immediately pulls out his gun and run where he had last heard the scream. Turning a sharp curve, Renji saw a pregnant woman on the ground, hyperventilating. She seems so scared at the box she just opened.

"Maam, I am a police. Are you alright?" Renji said and move closer to her. The woman look at her and he almost trip on his feet when he saw who the woman was.

"Inoue?" Renji dumbly utter. Inoue's eyes widen in disbelief. She can't believe they had found her. Renji first observe the place making sure it was safe then he put his gun down. He was about to walk closer to Orihime to help her back on her feet when she shouted not to get close to her.

"Don't come near me." She coldly said wobbling and shaking as she pulls herself up. "What are you doing here?" She asked. Renji sighed and point his gun again on her. He hates to do this especially to a pregnant woman but orders are orders. He follows it without questions.

"You have the rights to remain silent and call your lawyer but Inoue Orihime. You are under arrest." Renji authoritatively said.

….

Ichigo went home after his talk with Ishida. After shower wearing his yukata, he asked Shuuhei to bring wine at the porch facing Rukia's garden. He wanted some peace of mind. He then pours wine for himself and raise it up to toast with the early night sky.

"How do you heal a broken heart?" He silently said remembering those words asked by Rukia. Ichigo bitterly chuckled. He didn't know how at first he thought that his pain, loneliness and his own broken heart will be healed if he shut himself off to everyone and make the cause of all his misfortunes suffer in his own hands but no he felt worst every single day. And now that he thought about it deeply with his heart involve. He had realized that the only person he had hurt the most was only Rukia. And what's worst is she was also a victim like him. He didn't know how to deal rejections and pains because all he knows in life was to take pleasure in all the things that this sinful world can offer. Always have a good time, take whatever you want, forget others enjoy life the way you wanted to and all the shit an ignorant and foolish person will say to his useless self. Who thought he knows everything about the world.

"I was so caught up with my own happiness, forgetting that the people around me seek happiness too." He thought. "Regrets really come at the end." He lamentably said. "God if you are listening, I know I am not worthy to ask you this but give a chance to change. Guide me on what I should do to correct all my mistakes. To have the wisdom and strength to put her heart back to pieces." Ichigo stands up from his sit and walk to Rukia's garden. The flowers looks so beautiful but he can feel they are lonely. She was personally talking and taking care of them. "I bet you missed her too, right?" Ichigo said to the flowers. Ichigo was about to walk further in the garden when Shuuhei called for him.

"Master, Kurosaki-sama was on the phone he wanted to talk to you immediately. He said it was important." Shuuhei said. Ichigo's brows knitted he didn't want to talk to that old goat. He doesn't have any good things to say to him.

"Tell him I was not around-

"He told me Master if you still refuse to talk to him I should tell you that it involves the safety of the family, Inoue Orihime and Rukia's safety." Now that caught Ichigo's attention. He grabs the phone from Shuuhei and dismissed him.

"What is this all about now old man?" He rudely said. He was slightly taken a back when he heard the very serious Isshin on the other line.

"Come home for a while now my rebellious son. It's not the time to drink wine and relax in your own haven. Someone is trying to destroy the family. We just receive a death threat and this person who was involved to this was also the reason why we decided to exile Inoue Orihime. I will tell you everything you want to know and you can decide for yourself on which path do you want to take. Son, this is serious your family needs you. Grow up make your lovely mother in heaven be happy and proud of you." And with that the line was cut leaving a very stunned Ichigo. He really didn't understand the whole thing his father had said but it was clear to him. His family was in a great danger and they need him.

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