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hippi926840: Shmagination is a hard word to say. T-T And who said I was leaving it up to your imagination? Not completely! After all, Matsumoto and Arisu haven't had time alone with Hisana yet. Mehehehe.

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The House of Kuchiki

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

"I have to get to the office now." Byakuya frowned, putting down his now empty cup.

Arisu's jaw dropped. "They didn't give you a day off?"

Byakuya shook his head and let out a sigh, standing.

Hisana put down her glass as well and looked at Byakuya sadly. "Could I... come with you?"

Byakuya forced a smile, shaking his head. "I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to concentrate very much."

"But I..." Hisana pouted, as she also stood out of her chair slowly, moving to stand in front of him. "We just..."

Byakuya took her hand and bowed slightly, looking up at her with a smile. "As soon as I return from work today..." He planted a gently kiss on the back of her hand before continuing, "I will try my very best to make it up to you."

Hisana blushed a deep red, following his eyes as he stood upright once more. "Promise?"

Byakuya nodded. "With every facet of my soul."

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Shortly after her husband left the manor, Hisana found herself sitting on their bed, staring out the window as she counted down the minutes.

She found herself suddenly staring at Arisu, who had thrown herself onto the bed to sit in front of her. She blinked repeatedly and fell backwards when Matsumoto decided to join in soon after, jumping onto the bed.

Arisu was snickering. "So, my dear. We want details."

"Details...?" Hisana sat up slowly and scooted back to lean against the head board. "Details of what?"

Matsumoto leaned forward eagerly. "You know! Last night!"

Hisana blushed a deep red, obviously remembering what had happened the night before, and looked away. "What about last night?"

Arisu rolled her eyes and slid off the bed to shut the door. "Come on, Hisana-chan. Who made the first move?"

Hisana didn't respond, deciding instead to lift up a pillow and bury her face into it.

Arisu sat back down on the bed and furrowed her brow. "Well... was it you?"

Hisana looked up with wide eyes and shook her head. "I don't... want to talk about this, Arisu-san."

Arisu grinned. "Of course you do!"

Hisana shook her head quickly. "How do you know anything actually happened last night, anyways?"

Matsumoto raised an eyebrow. "You think the blushing when we asked wasn't enough?"

Arisu reached forward to try to pull the pillow away, only to have Hisana pull it back away from her grasp. "Come on now. Did my obi help out at all?"

Hisana was quick to bury her face into the pillow again, deciding that blocking out their questions and leaving them with no response was much easier than discussing things.

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At some point during her attempt to wait for Byakuya to return, Hisana found herself struggling to keep her eyes open. Considering the little sleep she had gotten the night before, she realized with a trace of a blush, it was only normal for her to be tired. Especially now that she was getting bored.

During her time at the academy, she was able to practice demon magic, or train with her friends if she ever got bored or lonely. But now, alone in the large room that was now her bedroom, she realized she had nothing to do except sit around and wait for her husband to return.

She could always walk around the grounds, but the looks she got from some of the clan members still made her shiver and she wasn't sure she was ready to deal with those without Byakuya there to help soften their glares.

What about wandering Seireitei? No, that wasn't a good idea. She had a horrid sense of direction and would probably end up getting lost. So then there was always the option of her spending time with her best friend, but Matsumoto was off giggling with Arisu, the two of them acting highly suspicious and sending her away whenever she tried to get near.

Kanaye had suggested she took a nap since she looked tired, and Hisana had simply nodded, acknowledging that it was certainly a good idea.

And now, Hisana found herself on the bed, staring at the wall, her eyes drooping shut every so often only to be forced back open. Maybe I should just nap... when Byakuya-sama comes back, I'm sure he'd wake me. Hisana sighed. No, he'd let me sleep... She felt her eyelids getting heavier and yawned, feeling them slide shut without her being able to do much about it.

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Soon after, or at least what had felt like soon after, Hisana's eyes slowly slid open to the feeling of a strong arm wrapped around her. She glanced out the window to see the sun setting as she slowly turned over to face the warm figure that was resting behind her.

She reached up to move a strand of hair that had fallen into her sleeping husband's face only to pull her hand back when she saw his eyes open slowly. The smile that had been creeping across her face slowly faded into a frown. "Did I wake you?"

He shook his head slowly and smiled slightly. "I wasn't entirely asleep. Resting my eyes."

Hisana raised an eyebrow, a trace of a smile crossing her lips. "Oh REALLY?"

Byakuya nodded, slowly moving his hand up to brush against her cheek as he moved the stubborn hair that always remained in her face out of the way. He let he hand cup her face gently, the trace of the smile never leaving his face.

Hisana blushed slightly, moving her hand up to grasp his. "So... how was... work?"

Byakuya searched her eyes briefly and sighed before responding, "Painstakingly slow." He planted a kiss on her forehead before sitting up slowly. Hisana also moved to sit and stretched before hopping of their bed to look at Byakuya.

Byakuya didn't have his kenseikan in, she noticed, and he was looking at her with the expression she couldn't quite figure out, even now. She blushed and looked herself over quickly before looking back at him. "What...?"

Byakuya smiled softly and shook his head, his gaze steady. "No, nothing..."

Hisana furrowed her brow with a pout and she sat on the bed before crawling over to him. "What is it?"

"You're beautiful, that's all..." Byakuya pulled her close to him, kissing her gently on the lips before scooping her up into his arms and sliding off the bed. He slowly put her down and smiled at her when she reached up to ruffle his hair before wrapping her arm around his. "Let's see if dinner's ready."

Hisana nodded slowly, admitting to herself that she was getting rather hungry. "And then you have to fulfill your promise from earlier."

Byakuya slid the bedroom door open and stepped out with her, sliding the door shut behind them. "Yes, but you have to decide exactly what I have to do."

"So you'll do anything...?" Hisana looked up at Byakuya and watched him nod. "Hm... alright. I'll think about it..."

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Chapter 30 up soon. Sorry for the delay. I've been having my share of personal problems all of a sudden; things were supposed to clear up after school let out, but obviously not. But there should be relatively smooth sailing from here on out, I hope.