A New Enemy
chapter 3
Ichigo awoke to find his lover still burried inside of him. He purred as he slowly worked his lover out of him trying hard not to wake him. He got out of bed slowly and walked into the bathroom and stepped into the shower. The hot water soothing him washing the ache of last night away.
It didnt even effect him that much anymore. It was more pleasure then pain and he loved every second of being with him. He attempted to wash his hair but his was so long now that he had trouble, it was just as long as Byakuyas raven black hair.
He had not even heard Byakuya enter the bathroom. The older man stepped into the shower gripping his younger lover from behind and just holding him under the gushing water. They washed each other, when they got out one of the servents was waiting in Byakuyas bed room.
"Rivu-sama and Zaraki-taicho and Kurosaki-sama are waiting for you in the dining room." she said with a red face at the two men with scuplted muscles dripping wet from their shower together. Byakuya looked at Ichigo.
"I thought we sent Rivu to the world of the living with your family." He said to his younger lover. Ichigo nodded.
"Goatface brought him back, he wanted to talk about becoming a captian again, his power has returned to full strength." Ichigo replied.
Byakuya thought about it, they would need all the power they had for the upcoming battle and Ichigos father was a force to be reakoned with. Not as strong as Ichigo or Byakuya, but on par with Kenpachi, he would be a good addition to their forces.
"Would you want him to join?" Byakuya asked the man at his side.
Ichigo pondered it for a moment, "He has been alone since Karin and Yuzu moved out, its the least we could do for him." he responded.
Byakuya nodded, he met with the men in his dinning room.
Byakuya sat at the head of the table, Ichigo at his left. Kenpachi at his right, and Rivu next to Ichigo. Isshin sat at the other end of the table. "So my lover tells me you wish to be a captian again Isshin."
Isshin nodded, "I would fight for you as my soutaicho and my son in law." he said respectfully.
"I will call for a captians meeting and see if anyone would be will to accommodate you my old friend. Ichigo thinks its the least we can do for you so I will see what I can do, You are premitted to stay here for as long as you like and if you are in need of anything just let one of the servents know." he finished, Isshin nodded and Byakuya looked at Ichigo, "Call for a captians meeting." and they stood up at left Isshin their with the servants.
"Isshin Kurosaki wishes to join our ranks as captian again, I am prepared to welcome him with open arms, I believe we are all aware of his strength when he fought with Aizen on even ground before his transformation." most of them nodded and the yougner captains nodded, they had heard the stories. Isshin Kurosaki was a legend among the shinigami.
It was Renji who came forward. "I am willing to give up my position for Isshin, I can go back to being the 6th division fukutaicho for the time being, I know Rivu-taicho will be going to the world of the living and he doesnt have a leuitenant yet. So someone will need to run the division in his absence." there were no arguments.
Byakuya nodded, "That is agreeable." he turned to Ichigo, "Do you still have the 6th division leuitenents badge?" Ichigo gave it to him and Byakuya through it to Renji, My son is at the mansion, you may go see him there. Isshin should be there to, give him your captians haori when you see him."
Renji nodded, bowed and walked out of the meeting.
Byakuya looked around the room, "This is going to be a war my friends, and we dont know when they are going to strike. This will be like nothing any of you have ever encountered before, there will be many Vasto Lords and it will seem overwhelming. But when the time comes do not fret, I will be there to lead you into battle and we will not fail." he said.
The younger captains all looked up to Byakuya with respect while the older ones knew if he was at their side in the battle that they would win. "You should all go and prepare your divisions for battle, you are dismissed." he finished, and they all bowed and exited the building. Byakuya wanted this battle, and he knew he would enjoy it after everything he had gone through. He had not enjoyed a battle in so long.
He looked at Ichigo, "You arent going to the world of the living are you." Ichigo lookde back at him with a smile.
"I can not leave here knowing that you would be walking into battle without me. If I left now it would be like tearing my own heart out." he said quietly as he leaned into Byakuya. He put his arms around his waist and burried himself into Byakuyas' side. He could not be away from this man, and most certainly not when he was going into a battle.
"If I lose you I dont know what I will do with myself." Byakuya said quietly. Ichigo looked up at his lover.
"You wont have to worry about that, I can take care of myself." he said with a smile.
Byakuya nodded and they left to go make plans, he sent a hell butterfly to Shinji and Kenpachi to meet him at the mansion. When they got there Rivu and Isshin were still there, Isshin was wearing the 3rd divisions captians haori.
"So whats the difference between the red and the white haoris?" he asked. Byakuya looked at him with a smile, he had been the first to ask, most people could figure it out.
"The red haori symbolizes loyalty. Only the men who followed me into the rebellion wear the red haori. So if they fall in battle their haoris will be burried with them. The white will continue to be passed down." he said looking up in to the sky.
Isshin could tell this was not the same man he had come to know while he was a captain before. He didnt know what happened to him, but he knew this man was more powerfull then any other shinigami to walk in the sereitei.
When Shinji and Kenpachi showed up he walked towards them leading them, Ichigo, and Isshin to his garden and they sat down. The sun was going down and Byakuyas garden looked even more beautiful, if it where possible, at night.
"So what do you need us to do Soutaicho." Kenpachi said, Isshin was almost blown away but the level of respect the demon of the 11th division had in his voice.
"You, Shinji and I will be waiting, when we sense a gargantua open we will be the first ones there, place your fukutaichos in charge of your divisions and remain at a constant state of alertness. We will be the first ones any vasto lord trying to get into the serietei meet, and we will be the ones to cut them down." Byakuya said, turning to Ichigo,
"You, Isshin and Kensei will be the ones leading the main force of the Shinigami. Each will have 1/3rd of our forces and will each attack from a different angle. Ichigo will take the front, Kensei the left and Isshin the right. I have already sent a hell butterfly to Kensei letting him know of his objectives." he finished.
"We will be waiting when they come, and we will obliterate every last one of them." Byakuya said finishing his tea.