I Am Your Slave Wife
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN BLEACH.
A/N: Hi! I know. Ouch stop throwing stuff at me. I know, I know this had taken so long. A year? Wow! Lol but I am hoping for your understanding. When I started this story I was in my 2nd year in college. Now I am an adult with lots of responsibilities in the company that I am currently employed. Don't get me wrong I am still obsessed with Fanficnet. I am trying to manage my time and all. I wonder if I even have a life anymore. Lol anyways here it is and let me assure you we will get to the grand and heart breaking ending of this story.
CHAPTER 23: I AM YOUR SLAVE WIFE
Her vision was blurry; she saw red and a light glow of a chandelier. "A chandelier, where am I?" Rukia asked herself. Her eyelids are so heavy and everything seemed to slowly spin.
"What happened?" She asked herself, covering her closed eyes with her pale and trembling arm. She tried to calm herself and focus breathing. "I am in a car with Ashido, screeching of tires, then a helicopter in front of us and Ashido pressing a handkerchief over her mouth and nose. It smells chemicals and she's awake here now." Rukia's lips quiver, a suppressed sob escaped her tightly closed lips. She's been deceived but why?
She wiped the tears that fall from her eyes and gently pushed herself up. She lightly holds her stomach and soothingly rubs it. "Please be ok, please be ok." She chanted inside her head, crying silently. She noticed her surroundings. She was lying in a huge heart shape bed with crimson covers and was wearing a peach, silk, spaghetti strap night gown reaching her mid-thigh.
"Ok get a hold of yourself Rukia. You have to find something to contact Ichigo." Ichigo remembering her husband put another streak of tears in her face. He's probably worried sick of her now. He's working late last night and now she's gone. Knowing him he will over work himself again and find her.
She was in a middle of blaming herself for adding to his burden when she heard people walking and talking not so far from her room. The voices and footsteps are actually coming closer to her.
Rukia panic a little but manage to hide under her bed. Her heart is beating so fast and her small, fragile body didn't ceased shaking. She heard them enter the room and Ashido's horrified voice when he noticed she's nowhere to be found inside her room. She heard heavy steps opening doors and frantic breathing.
"Find her! She needs to stay here and don't hurt her!" Ashido ordered. They all went out and when she's sure they far away. Rukia carefully crawl out under the bed and made a run to the door. She found she's in a middle of a hallway with two doors on her right and left. She runs to her right and as she hastily opened the door, a strong breeze hit her face. Her eyes grow wide seeing the vast ocean.
The sun shines brightly above the blue ocean, dancing gently with the waves. The pure white, one hundred meters luxury ship is sailing ahead to the ashen horizon.
"No, no…Oh God no." She utter in disbelief, gripping the metal doors so tight her knuckles turned white. She's feeling dizzy again. She leaned her body on the closed doors trying to gain her bearings. "What should I do?" She asks holding the sound of her cries.
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"God damn it! Start talking!" Ichigo yelled furiously. "What happened here?" He asked gripping tightly the poor man's collar.
"Easy, easy there Ichigo." Renji immediately pushed Ichigo's hand away, keeping his friend from killing Rukia's personal driver. The only survivor of the accident. Ichigo hastily step back running his hand through his wild mane.
He deeply breathes in and out trying to calm his raging self. But he is too damn unstable to keep his bearings. He have no time for this. He shoves Renji back and place the guy on the hood of his black GTR and hover over him.
"Look buddy I know this is hard for you but I need you to pull yourself together. I need your help. Rukia you know her right?" The guy nodded, his boss asking for his help echo inside his head.
"I'm my Lady's driver Sir."
"Right! Right you are her driver. Now, buddy that kind lady is missing. I need to find her that's why you have to tell me what happened here." He said. The man didn't miss the pleading look in his master's eyes. This is the first time he had actually talked to him. His aura is so great that it's suffocating. He always felt scared when he is around but now he was obviously worried for his wife and he lost his composure.
He took a deep breath and started with a shaky voice. "Fr-from the airport Sir, m-my lady is meeting a foreigner. I think I heard him speak French. He didn't seem to know his way around but she knew him Sir. I-I think they were good friends. After having a late breakfast at your mansion we-we head out Sir and then around 30 minutes of driving exactly turning at that curve." He point out the sharp curve beside a steep hill.
"A helicopter flew above us and then the next thing I knew we are sandwich between two cars and I heard gunshots." He started sobbing. "The body guards before they can even pull their guns, the windshield shattered and blood splash on me from their heads. I-t-it's a nightmare sir."
Ichigo clenched his fist, he felt his chest tighten. He closed his eyes to erase the horrible image of his wife cold and bloody. He felt a hand on his shoulders.
"They took her Ichigo, they need her as a bait. Don't think of anything else. You have to hurry I believe the secret service can track the helicopter but I warn you. They have priorities, this and that shit. Don't go against them – oi I'm not done talking!" But Ichigo was already walking to his car. Renji massage his forehead.
"Damn, he likes to do whatever he wants." He sighed.
….
Small pale feet cautiously walk close to the wall. A trickle of sweat runs down from her forehead to the tip of her heart shape face. She felt her heart thud loudly inside her chest and fear whispering behind her ears. She looked around again to make sure the hallways are clear and run to another room. This was the third room she had search for a phone and she was unlucky.
"Phone, where is the damn phone here!" Rukia cursed in frustration. The plain blue room is empty of the said device so she went out again. When she was about to turn to another hallway to climb up a stair she heard voices coming to her. She immediately grasped any door that would open and went inside.
She found herself in a locker room and quickly hides inside one of them. She clasped both of her hands in prayer that they will not find her.
Luckily the voices just passed by. Rukia sighed in relief. She carefully opened the locker's door and searched the inside. She saw a navy blue bag and dug inside it and with all the luck and grace she had. She found a phone.
"Oh, God thank you!" She exclaimed happily. And with trembling hands she flip the phone open but there was no signal. "Shit!" She cursed and begun to panicked. She's starting to nip her finger nails a sign that she's near to breaking point.
"Outside." She indistinctly said. Rukia again painstakingly made her journey outside the ship, preparing Ichigo's number on the phone. She reached outside and slump in the corner far enough from the watertight door.
She pressed the call button of the phone and Ichigo's phone rang.
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Ichigo reached the SS headquarters and immediately went to the control center. There was no restraint against him. He was wearing an officer's uniform.
When he reached the control room, he pulled out his gun and pointed on man near him working on the computers.
"This is an order get out!" He said one by one, pulling them out of their sit by their collars. He locked the doors and left only one of the informers. He turned the guys chair on him and hover above him with his very intimidating eyes.
"What are you doing?" The tall lanky young man in uniform nervously asks holding on his chair.
"I am Ichigo Kurosaki, I owned Kuchisaki Airlines and other multimillion business. I was trained in the military since the time I know how to walk on my feet. I serve the US military, and yes I'd killed people and don't make me do that to you. I just need a little favor." Ichigo explained. The said guy's glasses is at the tip of his nose.
"Wha-what do yo-you wa-want from me?" He asked, trying not to tremble.
"I want- Ichigo's phone suddenly vibrated. Ichigo fetched it inside his pocket and click the answer button without looking and he frost.
"I-Ichigo." He heard her voice. It's like a cold, soothing water washed over his body and soul. "I was ca-careless."
"Rukia! Baby, where are you? Are you alright?" Ichigo asked, at the same time turning the informer's chair, facing the computer. He heard her repress sobs and it upsets him.
"Track this number and get the satellite view. Now!" He ordered. The young four eyed tracking officer fidgeted. This is illegal.
"But sir we don't have orders from above to use the satellite and it's illegal to use it, especially tracking civilians." Ichigo's scowl deepened scarring the officer to death.
"Rukia, stay on the phone baby. I am trying to track you down. Stay on the phone." He half begged.
"Illegal? My wife is out there. She's in a fragile condition because she's pregnant. And they kidnapped her and you are here telling me it's illegal to use any means of finding her? Are you fucking kidding me? What is the secret service made of, made of idiots?"
"They can get me fired sir!" The man exclaimed now crying. Ichigo grabbed his collar and snare at him.
"Pull yourself together and be a man. You are doing the right thing four eyes; there's nothing to be afraid of." He said, setting him back on his chair and turned him around again to the computer screen. "Now, help me find my wife." The said man wiped the remnants of tears from his eyes and started working on the computer.
….
Rukia heard her husband yelled at someone. She had a tight grip on the phone.
"She's here Sir!" A man yelled from above and to Rukia's horror Ashido's men came after wearing sunglasses and black tuxedos. Rukia got up from her sitting position and run along the narrow deck line.
"Ichigo!" She called for him. Ichigo panicked when he heard scramble on the other line.
"I'm here, Hon. Wha-what's going on in there?" He asks worriedly.
"They found me." She reached the tip railing of the ship at the forecastle. It's a very high fall. The wind is blowing strongly, ruffling her hair, her night gown. She held the phone strongly on her ears. She didn't want to lose his voice. Ashido and his men rushed to her.
"Come any closer and I will jump!" Rukia threatened, leaning on the steel railings of the ship. Ashido hold his hand signaling his men to step back.
"What no, no baby! Don't do anything that might hurt you. What's going on there? Please tell me where you are!" Ichigo frantically asked on the headset.
"There is no need for you to jump Rukia. Its ok I won't hurt you. Please hear me out, listen to the reason why you are here."
"Who is that Rukia?"
"Ashido." She said. "He kidnapped me and, and he had taken me to this crew ship. I'm- I'm so sorry, sorry, so-"She burst out crying, stuttering every word she said.
"No, baby it's not your fault. I'll come to you. I promise you that. I will find you. Take care of yourself. I will find you, Rukia. I will find you. I love you baby." He shouted. He can hear his wife's suppressed sobs at the other line. She's scared.
Ichigo run a hand from his face to his hair in frustration. He can actually feel her trembling body, her fears, and her helplessness.
"I love you Ichigo. We love you." She said before her line became disrupted by voices of men, some clattering here and there and Rukia's angry threats.
"What's going on in there? Rukia! You bastards if you touch even the tips of her hair I will kill you!" He angrily threatened and the line was cut.
"Fuck!" He shouted, pulling the headset out of his ears. The poor informer trembled in fear. He can feel Ichigo's killing aura. Ichigo looked at the screen where a yellow light is blinking.
"Is that it?" He asked, leaning down to get a good look of the screen, focusing on it. The light from the screen reflected in his intense amber eyes.
"Yes, sir. The caller is in a moving craft. South from here I can give you the coordinates and zoomed this in, to show you what the craft looked like." He zoomed in the monitor and they got a good look of the crew ship.
"M/V Seagull, Call sign Juliet/Alpha 0-4-3, the Captain is Shougo Aramaki, destination is unknown but they are heading out of the open sea Sir from Kuroshio Bay. It will cross Kuroshio Bridge in 30 minutes." He informed with great detail. There were now authorities banging at the door, threatening and ordering to let them in. Ichigo was in deep thought.
The informer looked up at Ichigo. There's a deep scowl in his features, he heard cracking sound from the phone he's holding.
"Si-sir I think you can still catch up. Kuroshio Bridge is not that far from here. It's a 30 minutes drive, 5 with a helicopter. A-a helicopter-but-you-might-get-shot when you disembark. A super fast sports car will also do sir but where can you get that?"
"I have the customized GTR it can reach 217 mph. I have Ferraris and Lamborghinis at home but we have no time to get them. Do we?" The informers jaw drop with awe.
"Direct me to avoid traffic, connect to my phone here." Ichigo pull out one of SS headset. "I owe you a lot four-eyes I won't forget this." He said climbing out of the window.
"It's Tokiya Sir! And you can use the emergency elevator!"
He threatened the secret service to track the phone call. Ichigo was acting on his own without orders from the higher ups, like he cared. He will deal with them after he get his wife.
….
"What the fuck is your son doing Isshin, barging at the SS headquarters like that!" Yoruichi yelled furiously in Isshin's room. The door was left open as she storm in.
Isshin was calmly doing his necktie and soothing the chest line of his coal-black suit. He was in front of a full-size mirror with golden renaissance frame.
"And where in hell are you going?" Isshin hated wearing formal attires the only exception is when he visits his wife.
"Aizen invited my family for a cruise, my daughter Karin is with him. The bastard got her involve, she's fine but broken." He mordantly chuckled but the Shihounin officer saw the extreme revulsion in his eyes. She saw that same eyes as he killed with his own bare hands the murderer of his beloved wife.
"Did you plan this out? How about your reinforcement?"
"I'm going alone." He nonchalantly said. Yoruichi's jaw dropped in disbelief.
"WHAT! Are you out of your mind?"She sarcastically laughed. "Don't be stupid Isshin, if you view heroism like that then I am very happy to tell you its insanity. I'm calling Kisuke, you are not going anywhere." She dug her phone from her silver purse and dialed Kisuke's number.
"Yoruichi, I have to go alone he demands it. I can't bring Yuzu in this mess and my son has his own problems to solve. I can't just sit here; I have to confront my brother and end his sani –
"What can you do alone, Isshin? You are entering the enemy territory. You are as vulnerable as a child! We are going to plan this, give Kisuke an hour. Stay for an hour after that I will let you go." The door abruptly opened,
"Dad, please listen to Yoruichi-san. You can't go there alone, you just can't." Yuzu begged. She's been listening behind the doors, after she heard her furioud aunt came inside. "We can't lose you too dad, Mo-mom…" Yuzu cried, can't form more words. Her lips quivered and she's trembling.
Isshin walked to his daughter trying to comfort her in his arms. The burden in his family is getting heavier each day. He looked at Yoruichi and nodded.
"Kisuke, how's everything there? We need a plan; Aizen invited Isshin for a cruise. He's making his move. This is a good chance for us. We need to play our cards well."
….
Ashido held Rukia strongly in his arms, not leting her go afraid that he will loss her. Rukia struggled pushing him away. Ashido held her away from the ships railings, keeping her safe.
"Rukia, please listen to me. I have no inten-" Ashido did not finish his words when Rukia slap him hard on the face. Ashido's men hold their breaths; the tension is so strong that even being out in the open air where you can breathe the ocean's fresh air is suffocating.
His eyes looked at her with hurt and sadness, she did not see that. She's too mess up and mad at him. His feelings didn't matter to her. He knows that yet he still wants her.
"I trusted you! What in hell are you doing Ashido?" Rukia look at him in the eyes. Ashido slowly let go of her. He knows it's futile to say this now but before he tells her who and where he came from he can let his heart go.
"I love you, I'm sorry." She felt worn out and defeated after she heard his confessions. She step back, wanting a little space for herself.
"Rukia, I want to keep you safe. I know Aizen's plans because…" Ashido felt a lump forming in his throat but not in a second he takes his eyes off her. "Aizen is my father." He said.
Rukia keep her mouth shut, afraid that if she says something it will let go of all her emotions right now. A part of her still want Ashido as a friend but she's so angry and the feeling of betrayal again is eating her heart out.
"I'm sorry; I didn't want it to be like this." He pleads.
"Please don't act like you care about me, when you don't. It's not ok being with you now…" Ashido felt like he can't breathe.
"I understand…"
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"I told you to direct me out of the traffic, so why the fuck I'm in the middle of it!" Ichigo yelled on other line. His car's horn blaring in the background. The guy on the receiving end cringe and shrink down away from his headset.
"I-I am Si-sir. I'm so sorry the-there was an ac-acident in the intersection." He stuttered, trying to prepare himself for another round of scoulding.
"For all the fucking time that they will have an accident why the fuck now? Fuck this I am running out!"
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"Come with me to London." Toshiro suddenly said looking at the sunset in their favorite spot. Karin turned her head to her white haired friend with a confuse look in her eyes. Feeling her confuse gaze on him, Toshiro turn to look at her straight in the eyes.
He stared at her for awhile getting lost in her beautiful eyes. She always make his world stop.
"Come with me to London." He said again. Karin's eyebrow furrowed, arms stubbornly cross on her chest.
"What am I going to do there?" She asks. Toshiro never understand, he thought about it a million of times with his genius brain but he still can't comprehend, why he want her to be beside him so bad. Just standing with her, in the peaceful afternoon make his heart satisfied.
Toshiro look away from her and look back at the setting sun. "You know my mom is an english woman, she'll be elected as an important member inside the politics of England. She's having a grand party, to announce it to the public and make it official." Karin's eyebrow rouse, she's very confuse of what she'll have to do in any of that or what that is to her.
Toshiro look blankly back at the setting sun. "I want you to meet her." He calmly said. Karin sighed looking away from him.
"I don't think your mom wants to meet someone like me."
"Not my problem." He nonchalantly said.
"What?" Karin exclaimed feeling hurt but came out angry.
"Not my problem, its her problem. She's not me, and you are with me whether she likes it or not." He bluntly said. Karin's eyebrow raised, then like blinking she suddenly irritates Toshiro.
"Heh, who said I'm with you." She said playfully nudging Toshiro's side with a mocking look in her features.
"Stop that." He said
"You'll let me see the queen's guard?" Toshiro inwardly chuckled bargaining already? His hand gently wrapped around her hands, keeping her close. She's different. "Yes." He said.
….
"Young lady you shouldn't scowl that much, you look so pretty. Don't ruin that pretty face of yours." The stylist said, gently arranging the baby curls framing Karin's heart shape face. Her classic, timeless and elegant high-neck mermaid appliqués backless lace up long evening dress in a fading baby brown shade, makes her bloom into a beautiful young lady.
Karin sigh and directly look at her face in the mirror, piercing dark eyes, framed by think curved lashes, Karin's gaze pierce through her soul. She felt like she will never be enough.
Toshiro look at his simple silver watch. His white tuxedo fit him perfectly looking more mature with his hair neatly brush to the back of his head. He had a hard time taming those stubborn strands. He brushes his hand on his hair, making sure it still what he want them to be. Its dark and the stars are brightly shinning above.
He walked to his black sedan perfectly park in front of him, leaning on his car. His other hand tucked in his pocket, he was about to brush his hand again on his hair when the double doors suddenly opened.
Right at that moment Toshiro felt like moving and breathing was no longer an option. It was reflex, to have his full attention on her. The beautiful face highlighted by the makeup, the bun and the gentle curls of her hair framing her face. The gentle sway of her elegant dress, touching every curve she has. It's making his world stop again.
And there she was scowling, her eyes full of accusations. When Toshiro met her eyes, he felt a chuckle bubbling in his chest. He is making her uncomfortable. He never felt so amused.
"Stop looking at me like that. I know I look weird but it's your fault." She said. She didn't care if she's acting like a brat, hands cross in her chest and her chin held up high in the air. Toshiro shook his head in amusement.
Karin felt him coming to her, stopping right in front of her. She can't look up at him. She's not use looking like this. Karin continued looking down, glaring menacingly at Toshiro's leather shoes. She felt his smirk on her forehead.
"I'm glad you are here right now. I am very happy." He gently put his hand on her face and fully kisses her forehead. She felt a deep blush tainting her cheeks but she felt so warm and happy. It's crazy and overwhelming.
Remembering how those intelligent sea green eyes look at her, like she's the most important thing in his life. Karin woke up with tears in her eyes. "The pain will never go away unless you come back to me." She painfully whisper.
"THANK YOU FOR READING"
"ALWAYS FAITHFUL"