Damn! This is my longest chapter so far...
-Translations-
Akina (name): Spring Flower
Kiyoshi (name): Quiet
Nami (name): Wave
Arigato: Thank you
Okaa-san: Mother
Nii-san: Brother
Nee-san: Sister
Zanpakuto speaking will be italicized.
~A Week Later~
"That was fun training again today. Arigato, Nami." Akina mentally said, to her Zanpakuto as she walked down the path.
"I enjoyed it as well, Mistress." Nami replied.
"I think I'm getting better at wielding you." Akina said happily.
"Yes, my mussels were getting stiff and it felt good to use my stored up power." Nami said.
"Ugh, I need to get out of these sweaty cloths and take a bath." Akina stated as she tried to adjust her sweaty soul reaper uniform.
"Yes, you need to!" Nami said laughing.
"Ha, Ha! Very funny." Akina replied rolling her eyes.
"Oh, look Mr. Grumpy-Hotness is standing at the entrance of the Manor grounds." Nami stated.
"Don't call him that! Byakuya isn't like that." Akina scolded.
"So were calling him by his first name now. Are you admitting you like him?" Nami teased.
"No, I don't like him that way!" Akina quickly denied.
"Hey, I'm in your head and I know you like him, even with his grumpy attitude." Nami paused to think and then said, "I bet he's like that, because it's been a while since he's gotten la-"
"NAMI!" Akina interrupted.
"What? It's probably true. You know you could help him with that, Miss-never-done-it." Nami teased again.
"Shut up! And my I remind you that you've never done it either…" Akina countered.
"Well, it's not like us spirits get together a lot. Anyway, he has that you're in trouble look on his face. I'll leave you now." Nami said laughing as she left Akina's thoughts.
"Good Morning, Captain Kuchiki." Akina greeted politely as she walked up to him.
"Where have you been?" Byakuya asked sternly standing in front of her.
"I got up early, when everyone was sleeping and went to the fields for some training with my Zanpakuto." Akina explained with a smile.
"So you just left, neglecting your son and never told anyone where you were going! Hollows have been appearing around here lately, it isn't safe for you to be out alone." Byakuya almost shouted, towering over her.
"First, I said everyone was asleep. Second, I would never neglect Kiyoshi; your servants would be there if he woke up before I came back. Third, in case you haven't noticed, I can take care of myself!" She stated angrily trying to walk around him.
"You shouldn't have gone by yourself!" He stated, blocking her path.
"Why do you even care? It's not like you're here enough to notice what going on! Your Nee-san came back from the real world and you haven't even bothered to spend time with her; all you care about is your job! We'll let me tell you something, you're hurting her every time you avoid her. She miss' you, but she will never tell you that because she respects you too much. She wants to be just like you, even Kiyoshi, idolizes you. He's begun to play captain running around with his wooden sword. At least Renji has been here every chance he can to spend time with both Rukia and Kiyoshi, giving them some attention!" She yelled at him, making his eyes widen.
"What Renji does on his own time is his business and what I do on mine is none of your concern." He said angrily.
"I don't care if it's not my-" She began saying but was abruptly stopped, when Byakuya unexpectedly pushed her against the wall that surrounded the property. She looked up at him confused, as he held her there, keeping her arms pinned back and his face just inches from hers.
"Don't fight with me, Akina. You will lose more than just this argument." He whispered out in a husky voice. She stared at him stunned; his slate gray eyes seemed to peer right into her soul.
"I'll be gone all day; do not leave the Manor grounds again." He said firmly as he backed away from her and then flash stepped away.
"Well, now do you believe me?" Nami asked in Akina's head.
Akina didn't answer, her eyes still glued to the spot Byakuya had been and her mind in a daze.
"Mistress?" Nami called but got no reply.
"MISTRESS!" Nami shouted.
"What?" Akina said, shaking her head to clear it.
"Wow, he's really got you hooked. I bet he wants you, he called you by your first name." Nami said gigging.
"Are you ready for another round?" Akina asked, ignoring her last sentence.
"Wait, wert you just told to not leave the Manor grounds again?" Nami reminded.
"Yes, but we haven't stepped on the grounds yet have we?" Akina said with a smirk as she ran back on the path she came.
"I'm all for disobeying Mr. Grumpy-Hotness." Nami said with a light laugh.
Akina laughed with her as she ran back up the path. Just as she reached the fields, Byakuya suddenly appeared in front of her looking irritated. She immediately stopped, surprised by his appearance there.
"Where do you think you're going? I told you not to leave the manor grounds again!" He stated.
"Yes, but technically, I wasn't the grounds yet. So this still counts as the first time I left." She explained.
"You knew what I meant!" he said sternly.
"So what if I did! What are you going to do about it?" She asked annoyed, putting her hands on her hips and standing her ground.
"I'm taking you back!" He declared as he quickly moved to stand in front of her. She gasped in surprise as grabbed her waist and threw her over his shoulder.
"Put me down!" she shrieked as they flashed stepped back to the Manor.
Dropping her just inside the wall surrounding the grounds he sternly said, "Now, stay here and do not leave again!"
"I'm not your prisoner!" She said in a huff as she stormed off and glanced back to see a rare smile on Byakuya's face before he turned away.
"Oh Mistress, He defiantly likes you." Nami squealed excitedly in Akina's head.
"No he doesn't, he just likes arguing. Speaking of which, where were you during all that? I could have used your help." Akina sighed walking up the steps to the house.
"Oh, I was searching for his Zanpakuto." Nami said proudly.
"Really, you can do that?" Akina asked shocked.
"Yes, if both spirits are willing they can meet in one of the inner worlds. He let me into his world but when I got there, I couldn't find him." Nami sighed.
"So how do you know it's a him, and what does his inner world look like?" Akina asked curiously, stopping on the porch.
"I felt his spiritual pressure and trust me it was a 'him'. His inner world looked exactly like the gardens out here except everything was in a constant bloom, it was beautiful." She sighed.
"Well I hope you do meet this elusive Zanpakuto. I wonder if he is having this same conversation with Byakuya." Akina said laughing with Nami, as she entered the house.
Little did they know how right they were…
~Later~
The house was calm and silent and everyone was sleeping except for one woman.
Akina tossed and turned on her futon, not able to sleep. She was confused and fascinated by Byakuya's actions that morning. The feeling when he pushed her up against the wall and the image of his face just inches from hers, haunted her all day long. It was late and he still hadn't returned.
"Is he ever coming back?" Akina questioned in her mind making Nami giggle in reply.
"Ugh, now I sound like his lover." Akina groaned.
"You said it not me." Nami stated.
"Wait! You don't think he has a lover somewhere do you?" Akina quickly asked.
"I doubt it. He not the tip to just have, how shall I put it, an only physical relationship." Nami said reassuringly.
"I guess you're right. It's just I can't get those eyes out of my mind. They were alluring and unnerving at the same time." Akina sighed.
"Hey, at least you have eyes and a body to think about, all I have is spiritual pressure." Nami complained.
"So let me get this straight, you never saw him only felt his spiritual pressure, and now you're obsessed with him?" Akina questioned with a smirk.
"Well it was some pretty powerful spiritual pressure." Nami defended herself.
"Okay, well enjoy dreaming of that, I'm gonna go take a walk in the garden." Akina said sitting up.
"Oh trust me, I will enjoy my dreams." Nami confirmed as she left Akina's thoughts.
Akina silently got off her futon and slipped on a light purple robe that Rukia let her borrow. Since Rukia was smaller, the robe hung just past her ass, the sleeves only went to her elbows, and the front just barely tied, giving a good view of her breasts.
"I look like a slut but I guess it better that going out half naked." She whispered to herself, realizing she wore less material underneath.
She quietly, slid open her privet door to the back yard and stepped outside. A light breeze welcomed her and the full moon cast a glow over the garden lighting her path. The cool grass tickled her bare feet as she walked through the yard. She walked across the bridge above the koi pond and stopped a moment to watch the fish swim around. She decided to sit under a cherry blossom tree a good distanced away from the house and the sleeping residents.
She sat leaning against the trunk and stretched out her legs in front of her. He hands holding down her long dark hair as the light breeze tried to blow it around her face. Her thoughts wandering back to the attractive Captain and his irresistible eyes.
A deep throat clearing sound startled her and broke her from her thoughts. She quickly looked up to see the slate gray eyes that had captivated her all day, traveling all over her body. Remembering her reviling outfit, she immediately pulled her knees up to cover her chest and wrapped her arms around her legs.
"May I join you?" Byakuya asked, not taking his eyes off her.
"Oh, please do." She said with a nod. She watched him as he sat down next to her and leaned his head back against the tree, with his eyes closed.
The breeze blew his black hair towards her, tempting her to run her fingers through its silky locks. She observed the steady rise and fall of his chest while wondering just what it looked lit under his uniform. Her thoughts and examination made a blush instantly spread across her cheeks.
"How was your day?" she asked breaking the silence and trying to stop her wandering thoughts.
Byakuya opened his eyes to look down at her, keeping his gaze with hers for a moment and then said, "It was tiresome and long."
"Did you just get back?" she asked noticing he still wore his Captains haori.
"Yes, I was walking by and saw you sitting here under the tree." He said then asked, "Why are you out here?"
"I… uhm, couldn't sleep. It's such a beautiful night, I decided to come and sit out here." She said not wanting telling him that he was the reason she couldn't sleep.
"I see." He paused and then with a sigh he said, "I wish to apologize for my actions this morning-"
She quickly interrupted saying, "No, I wish to apologize for arguing with you and for what I said to you. It was not my place to say those things to you."
Silence drifted between them for what seemed like an endless time before Byakuya said, "You are right about how I treat Rukia; I do avoid her but not because I don't love her. It' is because she looks just like my Hisana."
Seeing Akina's confused look, he explained, "Many years ago, I fell in love with a poor woman from the Rukongai district. Hisana, was a frail woman and shortly after we married, she became very sick. On my wife's death bed, she made me promise to take in her younger sister, Rukia. After a year of searching, I found her and adopted her into the noble family, against the Clan's wishes. I later became Captain of the Sixth Division and Rukia joined the Thirteenth Division as a lieutenant. I am very proud of the powerful Soul Reaper she has become and would rather die than allow harm to come to her but when I look at her, sometimes all I see is Hisana."
"I understand." Akina softly whispered making Byakuya looked at her questioningly.
"I know how hard it is to watch someone grow more and more like the one you lost. It's a battle to control the pain every time you see them and it makes it almost impossible to completely stop mourning." She paused as a tear ran down her cheek. "Kiyoshi looks just like his Okaa-san, especially the way his face lights up when he's excited. He is all I have left of my Nee-san and I have forced myself to put my need for protecting above my pain." She choked out trying to control her emotions but she couldn't stop her tears from falling.
"So you do understand how hard it is to be with the ones that cause you so much sorrow." He said placing his hand on her shoulder comfortingly.
"I'm so sorry for yelling at you earlier today. I didn't know." She said mindlessly turning into his chest and sobbing. She fell his body tense from her sudden movements and realizing what she had done she began to pull back but then slowly she felt him wrap his arms around her not letting her go.
"It's alright." He whispered soothingly.
She cried and cried until she fell asleep clinging to his tear stained Captains Haori, still rapped in his arms. A sudden movement startled her; half-awake she lazily opened her eyes and realized Byakuya was carrying her across the bridge over the koi pond.
"Where are we going?" She mumbled sleepily.
"I'm tanking you back to bed." He whispered to her.
"Okay." She slowly purred out and snuggled deeper into his chest to enjoy his scent sounding her.
The beating of his heart relaxed her and she began falling asleep but all too quickly she felt him placing her on her futon. She whimpered at the loss of his body warmth until she felt him cover her with a blanket. Barely hearing Byakuya leave her room, she instantly drifted off to sleep only to dream of him.
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