Chapter 6!

-Translations-

Akina (name): Spring Flower

Kiyoshi (name): Quiet

Nami (name): Wave

Arigato: Thank you

Nii-san: Brother

Baka: Fool

Zanpakuto speaking will be italicized.

~Two Months Later~

The bright afternoon sun shone into a small clearing in the forest. The bird chirped their present tunes and a light chill hung in the air hinting that fall weather was on its way.

'What's taking you so long Byakuya?' Akina wondered as she looked around for him.

"I told you to meet me here for lunch." She mumbled to herself. She spread out the blanket and set the picnic basket in the middle. She peeked into the basket and checked the contents inside for the third time since she arrived.

"I'm even wearing this new kimono you bought me." She sighed as she stood up, brushing out the wrinkles of her teal and white kimono. A few strands of loose hair fell into her face, annoyed she swept them back up and into her ornate clips holding her hair up.

"Now you didn't have to get all dressed up to see us." A gruff voice said from behind her.

Akina spun around to see three dirty and poor looking men gawking at her. The big man in front showed his leadership by his stance and demeaned. The tallest man had a long scar running down his cheek and neck. The last man young and didn't look like he belonged with the other two.

"It looks like we get dinner and dessert." the man with the scar said eyeing her and the basket.

"I don't want any trouble…" She said slowly backing away.

'Why didn't I bring my sword with me?' she thought, mentally kicking herself.

"Well, you see these are our woods and you have to pay to be here. It's nothing personal just business." The big man said with a shrug and walked towards her.

"I don't have any money with me." Akina stated taking another step back.

"That's okay there are other ways you can pay." The big ma said pulling out a small knife.

"S-stay back…" she said turning to run and tripping on her long robes. She fell to the ground but before she could get back up the big man held her down. She kicked and screamed trying to get way but the man was stronger than she was.

"I like to have my dessert first." the big man with the knife said. He rolled her onto her back and sat on her legs, using his weight keep her from kicking.

"Me too, but I'll just have to wait my turn." the scarred man said, kneeling down above her and pinning her arm over her head.

"BYAKUYA!" she yelled and thrashed her head around making her long hair come out of her clips.

"Wait guys, isn't that the name of that Captain of the Sixth Division? Maybe was shouldn't mess with her." The little scrawny man said, stopping his exploration of the picnic basket.

"Na, it's not like he would be coming out here to meet this woman. They say he's got no heart." The big man laughed out as he started to use the knife to cut the ties and sashes holding her kimono together.

"BYAKUYA! HELP ME!" Akina screamed as tears streamed down her cheeks.

"He's not coming to save you. You're helpless and alone here with us." The man with the scar said with an evil grin.

Frustrated with the knots of her sashes, the big man on top of her ripped and tore her top open. Her chest now exposed, the big man dropped the knife and reached out to touch her breasts.

"NO!" she screamed the loudest she could and squeezed her eyes shut.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew past her and something warm and sticky splashed on her bare skin. She opened her tear filled eyes and saw the man onto of her had more gashes on him than she could count. He slumped off her and landed on the ground with a thud, his blood seeping out of his cuts and into the grass. She looked up at the man holding her arms and a flood of what looked like bright pink pedals ripped through him. Like man before him, he slumped to the ground bleeding to death. Sitting up she heard the last man cry out in pain as he was sliced. She closed her eyes as tears slid down her cheeks, her body shaking in fear. Two arms grab her from behind making her shrieked in terror.

"It's only me." Byakuya said as he tried to cover her bare chest with her torn and bloody top, giving her back her modesty.

"Byakuya…" she bawled as she turned to cry into his chest.

"I'm so sorry I was late." He said as he stroked her hair and rubbed her back. When her crying calmed down, he held her shoulders and gently pushed her away from him.

"Don't leave me…" She whimpered and grabbed at his Captains haori.

"I would never leave you, my love. I'm going to take you home now." he said as he picked her up bridle style. She huddled into his strong arms and sobbed as he flash stepped them home.

Arriving at the manor, they were met with a shocked Rukia and Renji.

"What happened?" Rukia and Renji asked in unison.

"Akina was attacked the forest, by some peasant scum in. If I hadn't shown up when I did, she would have been raped repeatedly. Those Baka's sealed their own fate when they touched her." Byakuya said with malice in his voice and tightened his grip on Akina.

"No…" Rukia whispered with a pale face.

Renji clenched his fists angrily and asked, "What can we do to help Captain?"

"Renji, keep Kiyoshi out of the house for a while but do not leave the grounds. Rukia, calls for some chamber maids to help Akina wash off and have them burn these clothes." Byakuya barked out orders to them as he carried Akina up the steps.

"Yes, Captain understood." Renji said with a nod and flashed stepped away to find Kiyoshi.

"Right away, Nii-san." Rukia said before running into the house ahead of them.

"Do not worry, they will never be able hurt you again!" Byakuya stated to Akina as she began to cry again.

"But they ruined the kimono you bought me." She mumbled through tears.

"Do not worry I will buy you many more." He said with a smile as he looked down at her.

"Arigato, for saving me." She whispered, her bottom lip trembling and her eyes red from crying.

"I will always save you, my spring flower." He said kissing the top of her head, as he carried her into the house.

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