Perfection Chapter 12
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"Hey, wake up, Kuchiki-sensei." Ichigo said, a palm on Byakuya's cheek. Byakuya's eyes fluttered open. Ichigo immediately swooped down to kiss him.
"You seem to be rather fond of sexually harassing people in the morning." Byakuya observed.
"Correction- I'm fond of sexually harassing you in the morning." Ichigo said boldly.
"I'm your teacher."
"I know."
"Do you do this to all your teachers?"
"Nah, you're special."
"And you're disgusting."
"Don't be so harsh!"
Byakuya just ignored him, and got out of bed. He saw that he was running late, and immediately starting taking off his nightclothes, his back to Ichigo. Ichigo gawked at this brazen display, mentally drooling over that perfect, white back.
"How long do you plan to stand there staring at me?" Byakuya asked casually.
"Sorry." Ichigo said, ashamed to be caught staring.
"Like what you see?"
"Uh..yeah...I mean..." Ichigo averted his eyes, abashed.
"After everything, this is what embarrasses you?" Byakuya asked incredulously, turning around to face Ichigo. Ichigo sputtered, turning red. Byakuya was currently wearing just boxers and a shirt that was yet to be buttoned. Byakuya smirked at Ichigo, and slowly moved towards him, until he was barely an inch away. He pressed his lips against Ichigo's ear.
"You're also rather adorable in the mornings." He whispered, his palms on Ichigo's chest. Ichigo gulped.
"Whatever." He said and retreated hastily, Byakuya smirking after him.
At the breakfast table, Byakuya took a seat opposite Ichigo, Karin next to him. Yuzu was seated next to Ichigo and Isshin was at the head of the table, gratefully far away from Byakuya. The moment he caught Karin's eye, she winked at him, and gave him two thumbs up, not too discreetly, as Isshin saw and announced that his daughter and his second son had an unshared inside joke and demanded them to share it. Karin just ignored him coolly, slurping her cereal, and so did the others.
"Come on, my sons and daughters, talk to daddy! Daddy's lonely!" He whined desperately.
Karin immediately started talking to Ichigo and Yuzu started asking Byakuya about his experience as a teacher.
Isshin sulked even more. Yuzu took pity on him and started talking to him. Karin stared at her brother and his 'boyfriend'.
"Byakuya-san, don't you think you could do better?" She asked, her voice low but loud enough so that her brother could hear.
"Yes, I'm afraid I could." Byakuya agreed with her, teasing Ichigo. Ichigo grumbled.
"Oh? What are my darling children discussing?" Isshin asked, seeing Ichigo grumble and Byakuya and Karin stare at him in amusement.
"Nothing, Goat-Face, and stop sticking your nose into others' business." Karin said heartlessly. Isshin immediately turned to Ichigo.
"Ichigo, your sister is mean!" He wailed. Ichigo turned away.
"Now, now" Yuzu patted her dad's arm sympathetically.
"Only Yuzu and my second son love me!" Isshin exclaimed tearily.
"Make that only Yuzu." Said Byakuya curtly. Isshin wailed louder, springing up from the table to go paw at Masaki's poster.
"Masakiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" He started, but was interrupted by the doorbell ringing.
"Oy, Ichi-nii, answer that." Karin said lazily.
"Oy, Goat-Face, answer that" Ichigo said, even lazier.
"Yuzu, daddy's darling, answer that~" Isshin drawled.
Byakuya smiled at the laziness of the whole family, barring Yuzu, who dutifully opened the door.
"Yo, Ichigo!" Renji greeted, a huge grin on his face. "And good morning, Captain" He said, respectfully.
"Why'd you come all the way here?" Ichigo asked.
"I have a surprise for you and Captain!" Renji said excitedly. Ichigo frowned. He wasn't going to give them condoms or sex toys, right?
"What is it?" Asked Byakuya.
"I can show you if you come out" Renji said mysteriously. Ichigo and Byakuya exchanged confused looks.
"Well, fine, we're done eating anyways. See you, Yuzu, Karin!" Ichigo said, ignoring the man he unfortunately had to call his father, and stepped out, Byakuya behind him.
"Ichigo!" Someone screamed excitedly and punched him in the stomach.
"What the fuck, Rukia?" Ichigo demanded, seeing the overexcited petite shinigami.
"Oh, nii-sama!" She exclaimed, seeing Byakuya, and ignoring Ichigo.
"Have you been dispatched here, Rukia?" Byakuya asked.
"No, nii-sama, Captain Ukitake asked me to come stay with you for a few days. He was afraid you'd end up getting lost or something."
"Nah, I'm pretty sure he just wanted to get rid of you. Besides, weren't you supposed to be really busy?" Interrupted Ichigo.
"He seems to forget that I'm not like that barbarian Zaraki. There's nothing wrong with my sense of direction." Byakuya said, ignoring Ichigo's comment.
"Then, nii-sama, should I report that you'll be fine and return to Soul Society?"
"No, since you're here, stay."
"Yes, nii-sama!" She said, her eyes sparkling.
"And why'd you punch me, midget? Byakuya, control your damn sister!" Ichigo questioned Rukia and then turned to Byakuya.
"Rukia." Byakuya said, coolly.
"Y-yes, nii-sama?"
"You should hit him harder. Punches like these hardly cause him any damage." Byakuya told her. Renji sniggered. Ichigo's jaw fell open.
"Alright, nii-sama, I'll do my best!"
"What the hell?" Ichigo asked angrily.
"Captain's just as bad as Rukia, Ichigo. You should've known that." Renji said, patting his back. Ichigo mumbled something about 'damn siblings'.
"Rukia, will you be going to school?"
"Yes, nii-sama, I won't be here for long, but school is fun, so I'll attend!"
"Where's your uniform, midget?" Ichigo asked.
"At Urahara's. You guys go ahead, I'll be there!" She said and shunpo'd off.
"She doesn't know that Captain is a teacher, does she?"
"Let that be a surprise."
"Let's go already, people are staring." Ichigo grumbled.
"They're staring at your sexy ass- oh, sorry Captain." Renji apologized, realizing that he probably shouldn't say improper things in front of his Captain.
Byakuya just smirked. "You're right though, Renji."
"So, we have a new transfer stu- wait, you're like, the fifth one this month...well, whatever, class, this is Rukia, she's transferred here from Souru Town, be nice to her." Misato announced.
Rukia bowed. "Nice to meet you!" She said in an overtly polite tone. Then she scurried over to Ichigo. "Hello there, Kurosaki-san!" She said, shaking his hand.
"Eh, you know, him?" Someone asked. Rukia nodded, smiling, while Ichigo vehemently denied having ever laid eyes on her in his entire life.
"Wait, wait, wait...you're Rukia Kuchiki, right?" A girl asked Rukia. Some of the girls in the class who wanted to get to know Rukia better had gathered around her desk. Upon hearing her full name, they'd all collectively gasped and were currently interrogating her.
"Yes, I am."
"And our sexy English sub is Byakuya Kuchiki, right?"
"Yes, he is" Rukia was unsure where this conversation was headed. She'd mouthed 'help' to Ichigo, but he'd just smirked, said 'payback' and ignored her since. And that idiot Renji was talking to some guy about sunglasses and bandanas.
"Sooooooooo, what's your relationship?" Another girl asked, smiling and yet threatening.
"He's my brother." Rukia said, deciding it was no use hiding the truth. At this, the girls gasped and covered their mouths with their hands.
"Oh my gosh, we're sorry, we didn't know!" The girl from before said.
"No, it's okay."
"So, say, Kuchiki-san...please give us your brother's phone number and address!"
"What...?" Rukia sweat-dropped.
"Hi, Kuchiki-san, what's going on?" Orihime asked, coming up to Rukia, Tatsuki with her.
"Hey, Inoue!" Rukia said, focusing her attention towards Orihime and Tatsuki and hoping that the other annoying girls would go away. But of course they didn't.
"Hey, hey, Arisawa-san, Inoue-san, did you know that Kuchiki-sensei is her brother?" A girl asked.
"Yes, we did, Tachibana-san, now shoo all of you, we have important things to discuss with her." Tatsuki said rudely. The girls started muttering but returned to their seats.
"Thanks" Rukia told Tatsuki.
"No prob. Annoying, aren't they?"
"Now, now, Tatsuki-chan, they're still our classmates!"
"Yeah, I know but still...what were they asking you anyways, Kuchiki-san?"
"For nii-sama's phone number and address."
"Ah...thank god you didn't give them that."
"Yeah! And Kuchiki-sensei is staying with Kurosaki-kun, so it would be even more troublesome if they got the address!"
"Hey, what'd you say? Kuchik-" The annoying girl, Tachibana, started asking, from behind Orihime, but was cut off my Tatsuki's glare.
"Your ears have gone bad, Tachibana. I told you to shoo." Tatsuki said threateningly.
"Jeez, Arisawa, okay." Tachibana said and left hurriedly.
"They see one good looking guy and...damn idiots, they won't be able to land a single guy ever. It's girls like them who bring a bad name to the other girls." Tatsuki muttered angrily. Orihime patted her shoulder.
"Sow, how're you liking school, Kuchiki-san?" She asked.
"I like it, but some people can be a bit overwhelming."
"Yeah, no kidding." Tatsuki said.
"Oh, Tatsuki-chan! I just remembered, I forgot to finish my homework!" Orihime exclaimed.
"Fine, I'll help you finish it, the teacher's a real old grouch." Tatsuki said.
"Bye then, Kuchiki-san! Later!" Orihime and left for her seat with Tatsuki. Rukia waved them goodbye, even though their places were just a few seats away.
"Poor, poor nii-sama..." Rukia told herself, feeling sorry for her brother. Then she got up, and smacked Ichigo on the head for being an asshole and Renji for being a dumbass.
School was over.
"Oy, Rukia, where'll you stay?" Ichigo asked her.
"In your cupboard."
"...No fucking way."
"Seriously, Rukia, you can't." Renji said.
"And why not?"
"Because you might hear certain... things."
"Shut up, asshole." Ichigo said.
"Things like what?" Rukia asked curiously. Renji opened his mouth to reply but thought better after seeing Ichigo's glare.
"It's just a bad idea. You can stay at Inoue's."
"Rangiku-san's already staying there."
"I'm sure she and Inoue can manage, besides, you girls can have pajama parties and bitch about other people all day." Ichigo said.
"Is that what you think girls do all day?" Rukia asked and smacked him.
"Yeah, Ichigo, don't be a sexist pig."
"Wait, I'm not-"
"Shut up, you. Renji, why exactly can't I stay at Ichigo's?"
"...stuff."
"And I don't have room! Byakuya's gigai is stuffed in my cupboard. Unless you want to squeeze into the cupboard, which is a tiny, closed space, with a life size doll that looks exactly like your brother..." Ichigo said, hoping she'd back off.
"That sounds wrong...so wrong." Renji supplied.
"Yeah, okay, no, I'll just stay with Renji."
"Wait, what? Why?" It was Renji's turn to blush.
"Just because. Now c'mon, let's get going."
"So?" Rukia demanded of Renji when Ichigo had gone his separate way towards his house.
"So what?"
"So why can't I stay at Ichigo's?"
"He told you that he's stuffed Captain's-"
"Maybe, but before that you'd said that I couldn't stay because of 'stuff'. What's this stuff?"
"Well, you see, I was talking about the gigai as well..."
"That's bull, Renji. We both know it. Now, spit it out!"
"Erm, well, uh, okay, see, actually, Ichigo...has developed this hobby of reading crappy poetry out loud, so I just wanted to protect you from the horror."
"Haha, yeah, that's so Ichigo! WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR, YOU ASS?"
"I'm sorry, jeez, chill."
By now, Rukia had lost all her patience and she gripped Renji's arm and twisted it.
"Holy fuck, woman, okay! I'll tell you!"
"I'm listening." She let go of Renji's arm with a menacing smile. Renji gulped. He knew he had to tell her the truth.
"Captain...Ichigo...actually...they'redatingorwhateverIdon'tknowbutidoknowthattheylikeeachotherandtheyhavefuckedaswellso..."
"Huh? What? I could only hear 'Captain' and 'Ichigo' and 'dating' and 'like' and 'fuck'."
"That sums it up pretty well."
Rukia stayed silent, trying to recall the rest of Renji's words. Then, realization struck like a lightning bolt. She brought her hands over her mouth.
"Nii-sama...Ichigo..."
"Looks like you get it. Don't freak out though, they like each other a lot."
"But nii-sama's way too good for someone like Ichigo!"
"...you have a brother complex."
"But I don't want Ichigo taking away nii-sama's purity!"
"Your brother was married, Rukia. If anything, it's Captain who's taking away Ichigo's purity. And you should do something about that brother complex of yours."
"Shut up, fool. How long?"
"Their relationship? The liking part, I don't know. The dating/fucking part, after coming here."
"Huh, took them long enough. I never guessed they'd come to terms with it this fast."
"Wait, you knew?"
"It was pretty obvious, wasn't it? Like how Ichigo'd always throw these quick glances at nii-sama, and how he'd blush a little when nii-sama went close to him."
"Eh, I didn't notice."
"That's because you're a thickhead. Nii-sama was a lot harder to understand, but I finally picked up on the subtle signs." She said, rather proud of herself.
"Are you some detective? And why didn't you tell me?"
"I wanted you to figure it out yourself, use your head, you know? Or else it'll accumulate dust from disuse."
"Damned midget. Why'd you give me a hard time when I told you not to stay at Ichigo's?"
"It just never occurred to me that they'd have gotten this far in their relationship already."
"By the way, I have a question." Renji's face turned serious.
"What?"
"Do you like Ichigo?"
"Of course."
"I mean, like like, you know?"
"That, I don't. He's like my brother. Why?"
"Just wanted to know."
"Renji, you're just like Ichigo and nii-sama."
"What...?"
"All I'm saying is, it's obvious."
"What's obvious?"
"Idiot!" She exclaimed and gave him a karate chop to the head and walked off. Renji was about to grap her by the shoulders when he saw that the back of her ears were red. She was evidently blushing.
"Oh."
"So, bro." Karin said, seeing Ichigo come down the stairs.
"What? You making up crappy poems now?"
"Nah. Just wondering where your significant other is."
"Shut up."
"Seriously, where is he? Don't tell me he dumped you already. I was betting on it lasting at least another five days."
"He has detention with that Matsuda dude. And just so you know, you are the world's worst sister.
"Now I shall stay awake all night crying. Thanks, Ichi-nii."
"You talk too much."
"So, how was yesterday? I knocked but I heard some sounds so I assumed you two were rather busy...how was it?"
"What are you, a pervy old man?"
"Answer my question first~"
Ichigo left in a huff. He preferred the privacy of his room to a prying sister.
Ichigo heard a knock at his door.
"Come in"
Byakuya entered, looking utterly spent.
"She gave you trouble?"
"I can say with assurance that that boy is the most indisciplined student in the recent history of your school."
"That bad, huh?"
"Yes. He was smoking, calling my name without honorifics, just sitting there and texting and even had the temerity to show me her middle finger."
"...That's bad. Whaddya do?"
Byakuya smiled, but it was an evil smile that took Ichigo aback. It was his first time seeing an expression of that sort on that pretty face.
"Punished him." He said.
"I don't even want to know..."
So, I developed this new hypothesis...Ichigo literally means one and five (Ichi-one and go-five) and 1+5=6, Byakuya is the captain of the sixth division, and Grimmjow is the sexta (sixth) espada, so basically guys who are somehow related to the number six are super sexy! I'm so proud of myself XD
Sayonara~