Chapter 15: Exams and Toys

Warning: Minor lemon,

The senkaimon opened allowing Shunsui and Rose to walking into the precipice world. Shunsui smiled when he saw Rose flinch a bit when she walked. The night before he had paid Rose back generously for the blow job she gave him in the shower and as a result she seemed rather sore.

"Feeling a bit sore?" asked Shunsui innocently.

Rose glared at him which only mad him laugh, hard. "And how are you not?" shot Rose.

"Donno…stamina I guess. But I am more than willing to try again and see if I get sore." Shunsui smiled a wolfish grin at her

Rose blushed and looked away from him. She had lost count of all the times she came the night before. Shunsui was defiantly a sex genius. He made her do things, say things that she would never have said before or ever imagined saying.

Shunsui loved bedding Rose. She was both innocent, graceful and caring but also wild, lustful and giving while in bed. The combination exhilarated Shunsui to no end.

They walked in comfortable silence until they reached the world of the living. Rose noted that they had arrived in the same field they had left in a few weeks ago. Rose waited patiently as Shunsui climbed into his gigai and then the two of them walked into the city. The walk into the city was a long one so Rose entertained Shunsui by answering all his questions. It was nice boost to her ego being the one with all the answers. In the past it was Shunsui who had to explain everything to her, now it was her turn.

"So you have to stay in education for 13 years?" asked Shunsui with a look of horror on his face.

"Yes, you start with kindergarten and then move on to primary school. After primary school you move on to secondary school where you are forced to sit exams called GCSEs. At the age of 16 you can either move to an A-level college or leave the education system. After college you can ably to a University and then study for another three years."

Shunsui gave a low whistle. "And I thought six years at the academy was bad…how did you survive?"

"Not everybody has a fear of work Shunsui. Sometimes I even enjoy the work that I am doing." Smiled Rose.

"You can't learn everything from a book." Interjected Shunsui while lacing his fingers with Rose's. Rose chose not to answer Shunsui as she did not want to get into a debate with him. The two of them walked a silence for a moment.

"Ne darling Rose how are the next few days going to play out?"

Rose stopped and looked at Shunsui with an incredulous look on her face. "You did not read the briefing right?"

"No"

Rose sighed. "I have two exams tomorrow. One at 9.30 am and the other at 2:00 pm. Both of them are two hours long. The day after that I have two one hour exams back to back starting from midday. I guess that gives us the afternoon off until the senkaimon opens. I don't really know what you want to do.

"I guess we can think of something…or we can do what I want to do." Said Shunsui with a suggestive wink.

Rose laughed and playfully smacked Shunsui's arm. "We can't just have sex…what will my floor mates think."

"That you are a very lucky woman who has a handsome lover who makes you scream, passionately, every night."

Rise gasped and tried to pull herself away from Shunsui but he only laughed and pulled her towards him, kissing her on the lips. The two of them stood alone in a deserted field kissing deeply and passionately until Shunsui pulled away from Rose breathing deeply.

"Ne Rose, we should stop before I lose all sense of reason and take you her in this field."

Rose blushed and nodded her head. "Oh don't look so sad…I will make it up to you tonight." Whispered Shunsui seductively.

Rose blushed and lightly smacked him away. "You will do no such thing. I have an exam tomorrow and I need to be fully rested for it." Shunsui placed his hands over his heard and made an extravagant gesture of showing Rose how she wounded him.

"Oh you wound me."

"You'll live." Shunsui smiled and followed after Rose.

The rest of the walk passed quickly and soon enough the two of them were riding the tube into central London. The walk from central London to Rose's dorm took only a few minutes. Outside the door Rose turned to Shunsui.

"I told Lexie that you were staying over but please don't go overboard with the extravagant acts and stuff…please." Rose pouted at the end and put on her best puppy dog face.

Shunsui chuckled. "Are you ashamed of me Rose?"

"What no"

"Then why won't you let me declare my love to you in front of your friend?" Teased Shunsui.

"Because it can be a bit embarrassing."

"So you are embarrassed of me"

Rose poked Shunsui hard and said harshly. "You know what I mean now stop making fun of me." And with that she buzzed the two of them into the block. Shunsui's laughs carried them up the stairs to the fourth floor. Rose sighed when she saw that almost all of her floor mates, including Lexie, were hanging round in the corridor drinking mugs of tea and passing biscuits around. When Rose opened the door that led to onto the floor Lexie squealed and ran towards Rose like an over excited corgi.

"ROSE! Is this your lover? You know that one you told me you be staying for several days."

Rose blushed while Shunsui laughed. Lexie looked over Shunsui, taking in his black jeans, pink shirt and long brown wavy hair that was tied back. "Rose you did not tell me how HOT your boyfriend was. Damn girl you struck gold." Rose was beyond mortified now and prayed that god or whoever was up there to strike her down. The rest of the girls in the corridor (Abbey, Gwen, Lucy, Harriet) looked at Shunsui with dreamy eyes while the men (Andrew, Toby, Steve, Andy, Conrad) looked at Shunsui with a mixture of awe, respect and jealously. Shunsui incredible good looks, muscles and general masculine aura made them envious. They wanted to be him. Rose looked over her shoulder at Shunsui and then at all the boys gathered in the hallway and saw them sizing each other up.

Shunsui grinned and then walked forwards until he was right behind Rose. "Hi there I'm Shunsui Kyoraku." He flashed everybody his million bucks smile and a few girls sighed. Rose shook her head at Shunsui antics and then shuddered as he slowly and audibly kissed her exposed neck. He was showing all the men in the room that Rose was taken. This making of one's territory made Rose see red. She was not a doll or a trophy that people put on display, but a human being!

"Well…see you guys later…" Said Rose rather awkwardly and then dragged Shunsui, rather viciously, towards her room and then slammed the door behind her.

Lexie whistled low. "Damn Rose is so lucky. That guy is so hot!"

"I know" sighed Abbey.

"He's a bit weird I mean he wears pink." Said Andrew while looking at Rose's closed door.

"I don't trust him. He is was way to confident."

"Oh come on Steve you trust nobody." Said Lexie while pushing past Steve.

"I do trust people. Just not him"

"Whatever" replied Lexie as she walked past Rose's door and walked into her room a few doors down.

Rose stared at Shunsui as he stretched out on her bed with critical eyes. "Oh do make yourself comfortable 'Taicho'." She said sarcastically while staring down at Shunsui.

"Why thank you." Replied Shunsui as he snuggled down on the bed and kicked his shoes off. Rose grit her teeth but refused to say anything. "What is it?" Asked Shunsui after and awkward pause.

"What makes you think that something is up?" snapped Rose.

Shunsui sat up and looking at Rose with analytical eyes. It made her rather uncomfortable to be analysed by Shunsui's warm brown eyes. "Well firstly you rather viciously dragged me away from your friends mid conversation. Secondly you are gritting your teeth and holding your right elbow with your left hand which you always do when you are either really stressed or really angry."

Rose stopped gritting her teeth and awkwardly released her death grip on her elbow. "Well I guess you have me all figured out!"

Shunsui leaned forwards and grabbed Rose's hand and gently dragged her down on top of the bed next to him. Shunsui's large frame took up most of the space on the small bed so Rose ended up lying partially on his chest. She sighed lightly at the feel of his warmth seeping into her skin, banishing her anger towards him. He really had a mastery over her body.

Shunsui felt Rose's tense body relax against his. "There better? Now please tell me what is bothering you so that I can fix it."

Rose ran one of her hands up and down Shunsui covered chest, marvelling at the feel of hard muscle and hair. "I guess I am nervous for tomorrow. With all the chaos going on in the soul society I have not had much time to study. I feel weak and disappointed in myself. I spent too much time enjoying myself with Hana and you that I did not do much studying."

Shunsui laced his arms around Rose's waist and pulled her closer to his side. "It is not a bad thing to enjoy life. You were doing something that made you happy. In retrospect of your entire life these exams are not that important. Your future does not ride on what grade you go in your exams. It rides on what you do with it afterwards. Nobody cares about what grade you got in one exam. Sure study and get good grades but don't let it get in the way of enjoying life. This peace and tranquillity will only last so long so it is our duty to enjoy it to the fullest. Don't regret the good times, cherish them. If somebody would rather have good grades but a sad life then they need to get their priorities right."

Rose looked up at Shunsui with wonder. His words were right and beautiful but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes. She realised that Shunsui was also referring to himself. He would lazy around outside the office enjoying his sake and the flowers not because he was lazy, but because he was enjoying life. Rose wondered how many terrible things Shunsui had seen and done in his life in order to say those words. Because those were not the words of a lazy drunk, but a seasoned warrior who had seen death and knew the true value of life. Rose saw the sadness in Shunsui's eyes and wondered if he would ever tell her about his past and if she ever wanted to know.

"There is more right?" asked Shunsui while looking up at the ceiling.

Rose knew that Shunsui was trying to change the subject by focusing on her instead of him. "Well I am a bit disappointed at your pissing contest with the other guys outside. I mean seriously you were like a wild animal marking your territory. I am not some object that you can claim."

"A pissing contest?" laughed Shunsui.

"Yes, all of you were sizing each other up and then you had to mark your territory. I mean are you really that self-conscious in our relationship? You know you have me." Frowned Rose.

Shunsui laughed harder and for a moment Rose thought he was chocking. "Rose I could take those men any day. Plus they were all drooling over you so I had to show them that you were mine. Although it is nice to hear that you are mine."

"Drooling? And you do have me, my heart is yours so please be gentle." Rose blushed a bit at the end and turned slightly away from Shunsui.

Shunsui's heart speed up after hearing Rose state that he owned her heart. How he had longed for her to say those words. "And you have my heart Rose and I promise that I will be gentle with yours. And to answer your question, yes they were drooling."

"Nobody drools over me." Mumbled Rose.

Shunsui gently pulled Rose atop him and looked up into her blue eyes. "You don't think you're pretty?" Rose blushed and looked away from Shunsui in shame. Shunsui sighed. "You are beyond pretty. No your beauty and elegance have no words. You have captured me, ensnared me with your looks Rose Bentley."

Rose's lip trembled a little. It was one of the most beautiful things a person had ever said to her. She bent down and kissed him lightly on the lips before climbing off Shunsui.

"Now where do you think you're going Miss?" asked Shunsui with a quirked eyebrow.

"Well I need to do some studying before dinner and if I stayed on top of you not much work would have gotten done." Smiled Rose innocently.

Shunsui reached forwards and pulled Rose back down on top of him. "You can work later, right now I have some unfinished business to attend to." Shunsui kissed Rose's lips and gently coaxed her to open her mouth to allow his tongue entrance. Rose tried to resist his charm but all for of resistance ended when Shunsui released his godly tongue in her mouth. With a growl of both frustration, because she really had no will to resist Shunsui, and passion, she kissed him back. Soon they moved on to a more adult activity and Rose thought for a brief moment before she was lost in the sea of passion that her neighbours were going to hate her. They were not quiet.

Sweat trickled down Rose's neck. Her breathing came out in harsh, short breaths. Adrenaline rushed through her body making her nerves stand on end.

"You have half an hour left in your exam" Said the head invigilator in a loud and booming voice.

Half an hour was enough time for Rose to finish and read though her essay. She was making excellent timing. Sadly she still felt stupid and guilty for not spending every moment of the Spring break studying. The question was hard and maybe if she had spent more time studying instead of lounging around with Shunsui she might not be having so much difficulty. Speaking of Shunsui, he was out of his gigai and lazily sprawled out on the large podium where the head invigilator sat with his extravagant pink kimono spread out underneath him. Rose could see Shunsui brown eyes watching her from underneath his sakkat. He may be pretending to sleep but in reality he was awake and alert. But Shunsui did have a right to feel tired on some level. He had pushed his stamina the day before while bring her to new heights of pleasure repeatedly after their heart to heart. With a blush Rose shock her head to get rid of the images of Shunsui taught, sweaty and muscular body pressed against her while he rhythmically thrusted into her. This was an exam and not the time to be thinking about sex.

Shunsui looked up just in time to see Rose blushing and shaking her head before getting back to work. He smiled as he was obviously cause of her distraction. Still with a smile on his face, Shunsui shifted slightly until he was more comfortable and then closed his eyes. He thought of Nanao and her reaction when he told her that he was going to the world of the living for a few days. She had been angry because it meant that she had to do more paperwork. Suddenly his train of thought changed and he was thinking about his darling Rose and her confession the night before. She had said that her heart was his, which in his book meant that she loved him. He was ecstatic about this but what shocked him more was his response. He had never given a women is heart and it scared him that Rose had somehow stolen it. But at least it had been his heart that she had stolen and not his soul for his soul was not a pretty picture, contrary to what people thought. He had seen and experienced many things which had turned his soul into a dark and twisted pit of misery and pain. He did not want to expose Rose to his soul because he was scared that she would run away from him and the thought of her ever leaving him hurt him dearly.

"Master thinks that his soul is dark and twisted?" Chanted the musical voice of Katen Kyokotsu.

"I have seen my inner world and you are not exactly stable so yes I think my soul is dark and twisted" Thought Shunsui in response to his Zanpakuto.

"Well we are a part of your soul so you know what that means."

"Yes, and that is why Rose can never know. I don't want to scare her away."

"She is stronger than you think."

"She has already been through so much. I don't want to add more weigh on her shoulders or drive her away."

"So you are scared?"

Shunsui smiled a small smile at his Zanpakuto response. Like always his Zanpakuto was just as observant as himself. "I just don't want her to leave."

"Five minutes left in the exam student". The booming voice of the invigilator brought Shunsui out of his inner conversation with his Zanpakuto. From underneath the brim of his sakkat he could see Rose frantically writing.

"The girl is stronger than you think but you doubt her strength." Said Katen Kyokotsu before she gracefully swept into the back of his mind.

With a sigh Shunsui got up and walked up to Rose and whispered in her ear that he was going to change back into his gigai and wait for her outside. He needed some fresh air to clear his mind after his conversation with his Zanpakuto.

Rose walked out of the exam hall and saw Shunsui leaning lazily against a pillar. He was wearing pale jeans and a white shirt which was tucked into his jeans. The top few buttons of the shirt were undone, exposing some of his chest hair and muscles. He looked mouth-watering. A few passing women looked at him with seductive eyes and sultry smiles but Shunsui only had eyes for Rose. Rose felt a swell of pride when Shunsui pushed himself away from the pillar and walked up to her and kissed her in front of everyone.

"So how was it?" Asked Shunsui while offering Rose his arm.

"Hard. I did not pace myself correctly so I had to scribble down my conclusion. I don't think it was very legible" Answered Rose while taking Shunsui arms and directing them away from the jealous onlookers.

"So where to now?" asked Shunsui after they had walked away from the crowd outside the exam hall.

"hmm well I am rather hungry so I think we could go and get lunch. It seems rather pointless heading back to my room for lunch so why don't we buy sandwiches and find a nice spot in the park and have a picnic?" It was one of those rare sunny days in England and Rose wanted to enjoy it to the fullest. It was warm, but not overly so and there was a pleasant breeze. Perfect weather for a picnic.

"Alright and I can read you poetry about your delicate body." Replied Shunsui with a grin.

"Really poetry? You wrote poetry about my body?" asked a shocked and slightly outraged Rose.

"Yes and not just your body but also your firm breasts and delightful-"

"Shunsui I can't believe you did this!"

"What? You don't like poetry about your body?" asked Shunsui in an innocent voice.

Rose rounded on Shunsui with fire in her eyes. "Firstly it is beyond weird that you would write a poem about my private bits. I would like them to remain private. And secondly I HATE poetry!" And then she turned and marched into the supermarket. Shunsui smiled and followed behind Rose. She had such fire and passion in her eyes that he could not help but make her angry. She was hot when angered.

The rest of the day was rather uneventful. Shunsui and Rose picnicked in the park and although Shunsui started to read his poetry aloud he was quickly shut up by Rose throwing her shoe at him. The last exam had been a breeze for Rose which was a relief after the grotesquely difficult one in the morning. Currently Shunsui and Rose were lounging on Rose's small single bed in her dorm listening to the Beatles and talking about everything and anything. A quick and overexcited knock on the door cause Rose was climb to her feet and answer the door. Standing in the doorway was an overexcited Lexie brandishing a large pink bag.

"Rose I bought something for you which will help you." Sing songed Lexie.

"And what might that be?" Asked Rose who was crossed between intrigued by Lexie's package for her and scared of what it might contain.

Lexie giggled and grabbed Rose's hand. "Come Rose we don't want you boyfriend to overhear." Rose looked over her shoulder at Shunsui and gave him an apologetic look before she was dragged out of her room and down the corridor to Lexie's. Lexie's dorm room was chic and stylish, exactly the type of room and upcoming fashion designer wanted. There were rolls of fabric on her desk and piles of papers full of brilliant designs ranging from ball gowns to casual clothing. Lexie patted the bed next to her, indicating that she wanted Rose to sit next to her.

"I was walking down Oxford Street this morning and I realised that I had not bought you a birthday present yet. So I was thinking about what to buy you and then it hit me. You have a new boyfriend who is gorgeous by the way but someone like that needs to be kept constantly entertained otherwise he losses interest in you. So I went out of bought you the perfect 'charm you man' kit." Lexie opened the bag and pulled out a black box with the words 'charm you man kit' written in gold on the top. Curiously rose opened the box and then blushed a deep shade of red.

"Lexie!" cried Rose when she realised what Lexie was giving her. "I can't use sex toys!"

"Why not and they are not all sex toys?" asked Lexie in an innocent tone.

"Because-because, it is wrong?"

"How so?" Rose opened and closed her mouth, unable to speak. Lexie smiled and continued. "People have such prejudice against sex toys. I mean what is wrong with an item that brings people immense amount of pleasure? Surely an item like that is a good thing? These items will spice up your sex life and make your man refuse to leave you."

Rose sighed and handed the box back to Lexie. "I guess you are right…to an extent and although I am flattered and somewhat disturbed that you would think that I need this I still cannot accept this because I have no idea how any of this stuff works."

"Well that is why I brought you here so that I can explain to you how all this stuff works." Said Lexie while opening the box. Rose exhaled and braced herself for the embarrassing onslaught she was about to experience.

Lexie pulled out a long leopard, bullet shaped item and showed it to Rose. "Now this is a vibrator. It can be used in both in foreplay and intercourse…anal included. It has several different speeds and setting which you can select when you are using it.

Rose blushed. "I know what a vibrator is I was not born yesterday."

Lexie laughed and then pulled out a small black bullet shaped item with a handle on the end. "This is an butt plug…I think you can imagine how it works. Now moving on." Lexie pulled out a pair of black silk handcuffs and matching blindfold."

"Seriously Lexie?" exclaimed Rose when she saw the items in Lexie's hands

"Yup. Oh come Rose how bad can spicing up your sex life be?" continued Lexie when Rose shot her a look that screamed are you insane'.

"I guess not….but it is not like he needs sex toys to make sex fantastic ." muttered Rose who then blushed when she realised she had just said that out loud.

"Oh MY GOD! I can't believe you just said that." Laughed Lexie. Rose blushed but then started to chuckled along with Lexie. She really did have an infectious laugh.

"So how was he?" asked Lexie with a smile after the two had stopped laughing. "Come on don't be coy."

"Erm…well…I don't know…big I guess." Mumbled a mortified Rose.

Lexie laughed and hugged Rose hard. "I am so jealous of you…I bet he fills you up."

Rose gasped. "I…I…No I will not give you an answer to that question."

Lexie smiled. "I take it by your response that he does you lucky girl."

Rose looked away. "Ok I won't press the matter…now take your toys and go play with your boy."

Rose blushed and stood up, collected all the toys and left the room. While walking back Rose looked down at the box in her bag. Lexie said that a man like Shunsui needed to be constantly entertained but Rose believed her to be wrong. Sure some men only wanted sex and the moment a women refuses to give him that he leaves but Shunsui was different. He really cared for her and was patient enough to wait until she was ready for sex. He also was a gentleman and would never use a women purely for sex. Sure he had bedded tones of women before but they all knew that they were signing up for a one night stand. Rose was also tempted to march back into Lexie's room and shout at her for objectifying woman by claiming that the only thing they could offer was sex. But sometimes it was wisest not to take what Lexie said too seriously so Rose tried to forget what she said about Shunsui. Sadly that still did not get rid of the blush that spread across Rose's face as thought back to the toys she had in her bag. The image of Shunsui tied down, panting with sweat tripping down his body as she repeatedly licked his erect member swam into her mind. No the idea was too embarrassing and so the safest thing for Rose to do was shove Lexie's present to the back of her closet and hopefully she would forget about it.

Shunsui lifted his eyebrow curiously as Rose walked back into her room moments later with a furious blush on her face and then proceeded to aggressively shove the pink bag into her closet.

"Rose are you ok…did you and your friend talk about something naughty because you look rather flustered."

Rose spun around a chuckled nervously. "No…no we talked about…about books…yes lots of books…hahaha."

Shunsui chuckled. "Was I mentioned in your naughty conversation with your friend?" Rose's lie had not convinced him, but her flushed face was a serious turn on. She looked so cute.

Rose gulped and then walked towards Shunsui and sat on the edge of the bed. "Well?" smiled Shunsui.

"Oh alright….yes we did…happy now?" sighed Rose.

Shunsui smiled and pulled Rose down unto of him. "ecstatic." Murmured Shunsui before he kissed her on the lips.

"Hmm…not now Shunsui…I have to work." Murmured Rose against Shunsui lips.

Shunsui sighed and allowed Rose to climb of his body. "Yare you are choosing history over your sexy lover. I think your priorities are mixed up."

Rose laughed at Shunsui's pouting face. "Well at least history keeps me interested." She joked.

Shunsui climbed of the bed and crouched down next to Rose and whispered seductively in her ear. "History can never make you scream in ecstasy the way I will be in a few minutes. I plan on spreading your legs out wide and sucking on your delectable pussy until you come in my mouth. Then I am going to lay you down on the bed and play with your wet clit with my fingers until you beg me to fill you up. Only then will I allow myself to enter you and then I will make love to you until you can't walk."

Rose shivered in anticipation. She could feel her self-control crumbling. With a forceful hand she lightly pushed Shunsui away. "That will have to wait until after my exam tomorrow Shunsui."

Shunsui grabbed his heart in a mock gesture of hurt and collapsed to the ground. Rose smiled. "By the way you are acting Shunsui I would say that you are only after my body."

"I love your wit as well Rose…but I must say your body does give me the most pleasure." Replied Shunsui who was still lying on the floor.

"Oh stop it Shunsui you are distracting me and thus making me spend more time working then being with you." Smiled Rose while playfully swatting at Shunsui.

Shunsui smiled and tilted his sakkat over his eyes. A few minutes later Rose could hear the gentle sound of Shunsui snoring.

Rose seriously regretted giving Shunsui that stack of blank paper and a bunch of colourful pens before sitting down for her final exams. He kept drawing her pictures which were very distracting….especially the ones of her in very suggestive positions. Although she must say that he was an incredible artist. Shunsui had whined beforehand that he gotten so bored the day before while sitting in the exam room. So Rose, in order to solve Shunsui boredom had given him pens and paper to entertain him. He really was a child sometimes. What Rose had not intended was for Shunsui to draw provocative pictures of her. She was in half a mind to get up and march over to Shunsui and whack him over the head, but then she would have to explain to the invigilator why she was hitting and shouting at nothing.

When the exam ended Rose walked out of the building and was greeted by the blinding light of the sun. She could sense Shunsui behind her so she opened her hand and took Shunsui's in hers before leading him away from the crowd outside the exam halls. It was warm and sunny so Rose decided to take Shunsui for a wonder round London. For some odd reason the two of them ended up outside the tower of London and Rose took the opportunity to tell Shunsui the history behind it. Shunsui had not been very impressed with the gory history of the tower so Rose quickly pulled him away.

It was late afternoon by the time Rose and Shunsui returned to her dorm. The Senkaimon was going to open at midnight which gave Rose ample time to clean up her room and pack her bags. Rose had just about closed the door to her dorm when Shunsui grabbed her hand and pulled her down onto her bed.

"I think we have some unfinished business." Whispered Shunsui before he started to suck on Rose's neck.

"Yes I think we do." Moaned Rose.

"As I recall I was going to spread your legs apart and eat you out and then make love to you until you could not walk." Whispered Shunsui as he started to remove Rose shirt.

"Then do." Was Rose's reply.

Shunsui sincerely hopped that none of the neighbours were in because he was going to make Rose scream…and loudly.