Epilogue
Warning: Very Lemony Lemon
This was possibly one of the weirdest thing she had ever experienced. I mean how does one explain the feeling of looking at your own dead body? It had all happened so quickly that Rose felt nothing. She had stepped out onto the road and then wham, black. The bus had come out of nowhere and smacked right into her. The force had been so great that she had smashed into the wind shield and then tumbled down onto the road. By the time the bus had stopped it had already partially ran her over. Rose watched as passers-by ran towards her dead body and pulled her out from underneath the bus. People started gasping when they saw the state of her body. Rose could see that her skull had been severely damaged from the impact with the windshield, most likely the fatal blow. Her body was also covered in bruises but that was to be expected. But what did surprise her was that, by the looks of it, none of her bones in the lower part of her body (the part which had been literally run over) had been broken. Odd, considering that a big metal box and just run her over. It was actually kind of funny and interesting staring down at her body and seeing all the injuries she had yet not feeling any of the expected pain. More people started turning up and more of them gasped and or burst into tears at the sight of a dead woman on the ground.
It was a very tragic scene but Rose could not help the smile that spread across her face. Now that she was dead she could go back to the Soul Society and finally be reconnected with Shunsui. It had been a year since she kissed Shunsui goodbye on the step of the senkaimon. One year of absolute misery. Rose could not move on. She tried to go on and live her life like she had promised Shunsui but she could not do it. Every day she woke up and felt like a part of her was missing. Life just seemed so bleak without him there to brighten it. And the sex, god she missed the sex. It was bad that sex was one of the things she missed about him. But his sex was amazing. Her body craved his and it was driving her crazier every day. Rose had not been with anybody since Shunsui and she had been hoping to keep it like that. She knew that no man would be able to satisfy like he had been able to, so what was the point in even looking? Sure going without sex for the rest of her life was going to be hard but she knew that without enough determination she would be able to manage. And if things got too difficult she could always become a nun. But then her life had ended sooner than she had anticipated. But Sex was not the only thing she had missed about Shunsui. She missed his warmth, his kindness and everything else about him. Shunsui always seemed to put her needs before his and seemed to genuinely care about her feelings. He was so many things that Rose was finding it hard to describe him. He was kind, intense, honest, loving, genuine, charming, sexy, and stubborn and so much more. But that all did not matter now as Rose was now going to see him again. Their time apart had now been shortened and that made Rose smile.
Rose looked up from her body when the police and medics arrived but they just confirmed what everybody knew: this girl was dead. She was run over by a bus and died almost instantaneously from the trauma to her head. Time of death July 20th 2014, 10:45 am. Rose was dead and all she had to do now was wait for central 46 or anybody to come and pick her up. Maybe she should go pack a bag? Could spirits pick things up in the world of the living? Ah well worth a try. Rose turned around and started to head back to her room but a tinkling sound stopped her. She looked down and saw that a giant chain protruded from her stomach. Rose grabbed the chain and pulled on it to see if it was solid. It was and it hurt to pull on it. With a shrug Rose started to head back to her flat. People simple walked through her so she assumed that doors would do the same. She was right. Rose entered her accommodation block and walked into her room. It did not take Rose long to realise that yes indeed she could pick up and touch objects. But what was even more interesting was that the moment she touched them they turned the same ghostly white shade as she was. Looks like the Egyptians were right all along in that people could take things over to the other side when they died. Although this was rather fascinating and Rose wanted to examine this phenomenon so more, there was a more pressing matter she needed to attend to. Rose walked to her closet and pulled it open and started to move aside her clothes. There at the bottom of all her clothes lay her Zanpakuto.
The past
The moment Rose knew that she had to hand Midnight dancer over to central 46 she went about setting her quickly made plan in motion. She had ran to the eighth division armoury and found a katana with a blue handle similar to that of her Zanpakuto. As her Zanpakuto sheath was too noticeable i.e the only one in the Seireitei that was diamond encrusted so she had to get rid of it. She swapped her Zanpakuto with the ordinary katana so that the katana was in her diamond sheath and her Zanpakuto in the ordinary Katana sheath. And last but not least she painted the ordinary katana blade blue to match her Zanpakuto. All she had to do now was hide her Zanpakuto and hand in the ordinary katana to central 46. Rose knew that she was breaking the law but she did not think she could face losing part of her soul and Shunsui in the same day.
The present
Now her Zanpakuto sat in hiding at the bottom of her closet, and only came out when Rose went out to fight the odd hollow or two. As she technically had a Zanpakuto she theorized that she might as well use it. Sadly the number of hollows she came across where few and weak.
"You've changed." Stated Midnight Dancer
"I died." replied Rose
There was a pause and then Midnight Dancer burst out laughing. "I don't know if I should offer you my deepest sorrows or my greatest happiness. Mind if I ask how you died?"
"I got hit by a bus…but on a more positive note I get to see Shunsui now."
"And I get to see my sheath again…this one you have me sealed in is so ugly."
"Yeah and things can go back to normal." But then Rose remembered what she had told Shunsui. What if he did find another woman to replace her? She had practically begged him to move on and not wait for her. Yes he had refused her begging and said that he was going to wait for her, but he could have gotten tired of waiting for her. A year was a long time.
"You have no reason to doubt his words. He has never lied to you and has always upheld his promises to you so don't worry."
Rose had to agree with Midnight Dancer, she did have a point. She needed to trust Shunsui otherwise their relationship was doomed.
It was very unlikely that the men coming to pick her up would agree to her packing huge suitcases of her stuff so Rose had to settle with her two over the shoulder bags. Slowly, she made her way round her room, packing up the things that were of most value to her. Her rent on her university room ended in a month so she hoped that she had enough time to return here and pack up the rest of her things. Shoes, clothes, books, electronics, accessories and Zanpakuto were crammed into the two bags until there was no space left. And then with one last look of her room, Rose turned around and left. Maybe she would never see her stuff again, but that was only a small price to pay for what she was about to gain.
By the time Rose had made it back to the place where she had died the police had already cleaned up the mess. The blood that had splattered on the ground and the glass from the windshield had been cleaned up. Nothing, nothing remained of Rose Bentley, and that made her sad for a moment. People and cars passed by the place where she had died without a moment's hesitation. It was really like she had just vanished. Would people miss her? Rose felt awful for Lexie. Over the course of the year they had become friends. Not close friends like Hana and herself but still friends. If only there was some way Rose could inform Lexie that she was ok. But there was nothing she could do, and that really was for the best. Anyway Lexie would probably freak if she got a letter from someone who had died.
Rose sat at the same spot where she had died and fiddled with her chain until finally a Shinigami appeared. She watched as he marched towards her, pulled out his Zanpakuto and placed the hilt on her forehead. No words were exchanged, just wham. Rose blinked a couple of times and then everything went black.
The next time Rose opened her eyes she saw that she was lying, albeit with a cushion under her head, in a large room with light wooden floors and sliding paper doors.
"Ah, you're awake."
Rose turned her head and saw a man sitting behind a desk with short grey hair, a small black moustache and orange eyes. "Erm…I don't want to be rude but who are you and where am I?"
The man looked at her with his orange eyes. "My name is Chojiro Sasakibe, 1st Division Fukutaicho. You are currently in the 1st division. Yamamoto Soutaicho wanted to speak with you the moment you arrived back in the Soul Society."
"Pleasure to meet you sir." Rose sat up and looked around the room. There was a giant, mahogany bookcase stuffed full of classical English books, that lined the entirety of one wall. Two giant and comfy looking sofa's surrounded an antic coffee table in one corner. There was also an elegant marble fire place that lined one of the walls, however it looked like it was more for show then to keep the room warm. And lastly Sasakibe's desk looked like it was hundreds of years old and was painted a gorgeous dark brown colour. In fact the whole room looked it was trying to imitate an Edwardian drawing room.
Sitting on the floor next to one of the couches were Rose's bags. Rose climbed to her feet and walked towards her bags to inspect that everything had survived the journey to the Soul Society.
"You will find that everything you died with has arrived safely."
Rose looked over at Sasakibe and saw that his eyes had never left her. "Oh…Thanks." It also looked like the clothes she had died in had also survived the trip. Rose had assumed that when a person travel to the Soul Society their clothes changed in order for them to fit in with the current trends (kimono). However, Rose was still wearing her dark red high waist skater skirt, white bustier crop top and black ballerinas.
"I will go inform the Soutaicho that you have woken up. Please wait here." Sasakibe stood up and disappeared through a sliding door.
Rose stood in the office feeling rather awkward. Truth be told, she was rather nervous to see the Soutaicho again. He had been rather intimidating the last few times she had seen him. A soft chiming sound brought her attention to the antic grandfather clock standing close to the door. By the looks of it, it was three in the afternoon. Rose had no idea how long she had been unconscious as she had no concept of time when she had died in the world of the living. Checking the time had just slipped her mind.
"The Soutaicho will see you now." Rose looked towards the sliding door and saw Sasakibe standing there. "Please take you things and leave them outside the office door."
Rose nodded and headed out the door and followed Sasakibe down the deserted corridor. After a very short walk they stopped outside a pair of large and imposing doors. Rose placed her bags on the ground next to the door and walked in. She had expected Sasakibe to walk in behind her and was shocked to hear the door close immediately behind her.
The office of the Soutaicho was massive and had the most spectacular view out over the Seireitei she had ever seen. It was also rather comical that there was one desk and chair in the massive room. However, there was nothing comical about the situation. The Soutaicho was sitting at his desk, reading threw a large document and made no indication that he had notice Rose's arrival. In complete silence Rose walked towards the centre of the room and knelt down in seiza (which had been one of the skills Hana and taught her early on in their training). She did not know if this was the proper way of acting around the Soutaicho but it was better to be over polite than impolite. Time trickled by and still the Soutaicho read through his papers, completely ignoring Rose. Although the situation was terrifying, Rose found a sort of calm kneeling on the floor and listening to the gently sounds the Soutaicho made.
Finally after a long wait the Soutaicho but down his papers and stared at Rose. She knew that he was staring at her because she could feel his hot reiatsu pressing against hers. His reiatsu was not foreboding but nor was it warming like Shunsui's was. The hot reiatsu pressing against her skin set her nerves on edge and made her just slightly uncomfortable. But Rose never flinched nor collapsed to the ground which she was very proud about…even though she knew that the Soutaicho's reiatsu could literally destroy her if he wanted it to.
"Rose Bentley, by order of Central 46 you were to return to the human world and only return to the Soul Society once you had died, to hand over your Zanpakuto and to end your relationship with Shunsui Kyoraku. Was that the order you were given by Central 46?" asked the Soutaicho in a no nonsense tone.
Rose gulped. "Yes Sir."
"And did you understand the order you were given by Central 46?"
"Yes Sir."
The Soutaicho was silent for a moment. "It was reported to me that you had died in the world of the living which explains why you are here in the Seireitei and not out in the Rukongai like all other souls who have just arrived from the world of the living. However, that is not why I have brought you here. Could you please explain to me why this-." He bent down and picked up and katana and placed it on his desk. Rose recognized the katana as the one she had used to fool the Central 46 henchmen. "- is not your Zanpakuto and is in fact and ordinary katana."
Rose gulped. "I-I replaced my Zanpakuto with a fake one in the hopes of fooling everybody." She could not lie to the Soutaicho.
"Foolish girl! Did you really think you could fool me with such tricks?" Rose could feel the weight of his stare on her and gulped. The Soutaicho had the ability to stare at people without really opening his eyes.
"N-no sir I did not believe I could fool you."
"Then why did you do it if you believed it would not work?"
"I wanted to keep my Zanpakuto. I was already informed that I had to leave Shunsui and I simply could not face leaving my Zanpakuto behind. She is a part of my soul and I could not leave her behind." Rose tried very hard not to stutter and was glad when she managed.
"But that was not a decision you were allowed to make. Without rules there would be no order and without order there would be crime."
"I understand sir."
"That being the case it was still unjust to ask you to hand over your Zanpakuto. A Zanpakuto is part of a Shinigami's soul and so it would be cruel to be parted with it. Therefore I am not going to punish you. But if I catch you trying to fool me again I will punish you severely." Stated the Soutaicho while still staring yet not quiet staring at Rose.
Rose opened her mouth and then shut it. Well this was unexpected, she thought. She thought that she would have been punish for disobeying Central 46. "I understand sir." She said after her shock at passed.
The Soutaicho grunted. "I expect that you would like to stay in the Eighth?"
"Yes sir." Rose was not quite sure what was happening.
"Well then I have a few conditions you must agree to if you want to stay in there. Firstly, you must attend the Shinigami academy. Your skills in some areas are more advanced than an academy student but you still lack many important skills. You will go and sit the entrance exam and then it will be decided which year you will be placed in. Secondly, if you want to stay in the eighth division then you must contribute towards running it. As you are not a qualified Shinigami then it is against the law for you to see of handle Gotei 13 documents. But I am sure Ise Fukutaicho has a few chores she would need your help on. And lastly, if you plan and continuing your relationship with Shunsui then you must sign a form stating that your relationship will not affect your work and hand it back to me. Do you understand?"
"Yes sir, I understand your demands and I also agree to them."
"Very well. Now take your fake katana and leave. You will find Ise Fukutaicho in the eighth division and you will hand her this-." The Soutaicho placed and envelope next to the katana on his desk. "They are documents that need to be signed if you are going to stay in the Eighth. By all means if you choose not to stay in the eighth then are deal is off. However, I recommend you attend the academy as your skills as very much in need."
"I understand Sir." Rose stood up and walked towards the desk before picking up the katana and the envelope. The Soutaicho did not even look at her. With a quick bow she turned to leave.
"You will find Shunsui in the eighth division, and yes he does not know that you are here." Said the Soutaicho just before Rose left the room.
"Thank you sir." Rose bowed and left the room.
Rose left the first division in high spirits. She was allowed to stay in the Eighth. She was allowed to stay! Joy coursed through her body and banished the melancholy she had been feeling for almost a year. Now all she had to do was find Shunsui and tell him the good news. Sasakibe Fukutaicho had been kind enough to offer her a lift in the direction of the Eighth division as he had business in the seventh division to attend to. Sadly that meant that Rose had to walk to rest of the way to the Eighth division. Thankfully it allowed her time to get her emotions under control as they were driving her mad. She did a mental countdown of how long it would take until she saw Shunsui. Twenty minutes, fifteen minutes, it was driving her mad! Rose suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. Shunsui… through the year her mind had been plagued with thoughts of him and nothing Lexie had done in the past had made her forget him. But what if he had forgotten her? What if he had moved on with a bustier, more experienced women like she had told him to do? Did he even want to see her again?
"Not going to happen." Sang Midnight Dancer.
The sun was still shining brightly outside, a perfect clear summer's day. Although the sun warmed her body, Rose felt cold. She did not know if she should be happy or upset. God she really wanted to see Shunsui but then the sight of him with another woman might destroy her. But then maybe he was still single and desperately wanted to see her? An unlikely feat considering he was one of the most desired men in the Seireitei.
Rose walked dejectedly round the corner that led towards the eighth division and stopped dead in her tracks. The main doors to the eighth division were sealed shut. Damn! So close yet so far. Rose had heard from Sasakibe fukutaicho that interdivisional trainings were going on and so the division gates had been closed to prevent intruders (as everybody was on the training grounds).Rose walked up to the door and tried to open them but they would not budge. Gritting her teeth in frustration she slumped down on the floor and leaned her back against the door. She could wait until someone opened them but that would take hours. And truth be told, Rose did not think she had the patience to wait. Maybe the wait was a good thing, maybe she could use the time to mentally prepare herself for the emotional trauma of seeing Shunsui with another woman. Rose did not know how long she sat there for but the tension within her was growing until it burnt within. God she just had to find out and God be damned about her emotions. At least then she would have closure.
With a lot of determination Rose stood up, picked up her bags and started to walk around the edge of the wall surrounding the eighth division, looking for a crate or tree she could use to climb over the wall. She was just walking on the path that separated the eighth division from the ninth, with their towering walls on either side of her, when she saw something that might be of help. Leaning against the wall was a small pile of chopped wood which she could use to climb the wall. The wood looked sturdy enough so Rose threw her bags over the wall and then climbed onto of the piled wood. It worked, she was able to swing her legs over the wall. Sitting on top of the roof now, Rose could see in the distance a large group of Shinigami all sitting around in a circle watching two people spar at the centre. By the looks of it that was where the joint division training was being held and from the occasional flash of pink from one of the Shinigami sparring it was Shunsui's who was fighting. Who did Sasakibe say the eighth was having joint training with? It was the sixth right? Well that being the case it was most likely that Shunsui was fighting Byakuya. And interesting match if she should say so herself.
Suddenly Rose felt like an intruder. She had not been invited to this event and so she felt like a gate crasher. Maybe walking out onto the training field was a bit too much as an uninvited guest. Maybe she should just go and wait for him in the office. Rose jumped off the wall, grabbed her bags and then started to make her way towards the eighth division administrative office. She would wait there for him and if he does not turn up she would try his house.
Rose entered the administrative building and saw that it was completely deserted. In the distance there was a thunderous round of applause which signalled the end of the training, or what Rose assumed was the end of the training as the sun was starting to set. Rose opened the door to Shunsui's and Nanao's join office and took a seat on the couch. Music had started to in the distance. Great they were now having a party. All she wanted was to see Shunsui alone and now he had gone off and thrown a party. Maybe she should just march up to him and crowds be damned!
Rose was just debating what to do when the door to the office opened and in walked Nanao. Nanao saw Rose sitting on the sofa and froze.
"Rose?"
"Ise Fukutaicho."
"Y-you're back?!" Stammered Nanao a look of shock on her face.
Rose smiled. "Yes I'm back."
Nanao just stood and stared back at Rose for a few seconds in absolute shock. "So you're really back."
"Yes I'm really back." Rose smiled. She could not help but smile at the joy of seeing Nanao again after so long.
"Does Kyoraku Taicho know that you are back?" asked Nanao.
"No."
Nanao marched forwards and grabbed Rose's hand. "Well then we must go tell him the good news"
"What? No wait maybe when there are not so many people around." Said a shocked Rose.
"But he will be so happy to see you." Explained Nanao now dragging Nanao out of the office and down the corridor.
"Really?"
"Yes. Goodness me he has been pinning over you for ages. He may have tried to put on a brave face but everybody knows that he misses you."
"What." Rose could not believe her ears.
"Really Rose have you no idea. Kyoraku Taicho wants you. There is only you. He has not been near a woman since you felt." Replied an incredulous Nanao.
Rose looked a bit taken aback by Nanao declaration and allowed herself to be dragged all the way to the party. "Wait Nanao." she cried out finally finding her voice. Nanao stopped just round the corner from the party. "I can't go in there dressed like this."
Nanao looked over Rose, taking her appearance. By the looks of it she was cold as there were goosebumps on her arms. The days might be warm but the evening had a sort of crispness to them. "You look fine Rose now come on let's go."
Nanao dragged Rose round the corner and entered the party, which was being held outside. The party was in full swing and was full of member from both the sixth and eighth division. Tables upon tables of sake lined the walls along with a few tables for food. There were people scattered around the place, sitting on cushions and drinking. At the back of the party was a raised platform where Shunsui, Renji and Byakuya sat overlooking the party. By the looks of it Renji and Shunsui were in deep conversation while Byakuya observed the party like a giant arrogant hawk.
"Hey Byakuya-kun you are not drinking any of your sake." Said Shunsui while gesturing to the untouched bottle of sake next to Byakuya.
"I would rather not drink it." replied Byakuya in his stoic tone.
"Really? Ah where's the fun in that. Come on Sake is good for the health." Smiled Shunsui while brandishing his bottle of sake at Byakuya.
"I believe we have different opinions on what is good for the health Kyoraku. Sake lowers your ability to function leaving you vulnerable and I, head of the Kuchiki family will never allow myself to be in a situation like that." Replied Byakuya.
"Yare Yare so serious." Mumbled Shunsui.
"I may be serious Kyoraku but at least I have not failed to notice that the human Rose Bentley is present at this gathering you have organised."
Shunsui chocked on his sake. Did Byakuya really just say that Rose Bentley was here? He quickly sprang to his feet and looked over the heads of the party goers in search for HIS Rose Bentley. Renji had also stood up to see if he could see Rose Bentley. Shunsui looked, his heart thumbing loudly in his chest. It had been an unspoken rule in the eighth division that nobody spoke or mentioned her name as the pain flashing across their Taicho's eyes was unbearable. But now after so, so long he was going to see her again. He had been loyal to her even though she had begged him to get over her, he had stayed loyal. For a year he had not been with another woman because he did not want to sully the memory of the woman that meant everything to him.
And finale he saw her, standing next to Nanao and looking totally adorable with a light blush on her face. In a quickly flash of Shunpo, Shunsui disappeared off the stage and appeared right in front of Rose.
Rose had been walking slowly next to Nanao trying to avoid looking at people, and especially not the raised platform where Shunsui sat. She had been so distracted that she had not realised that Shunsui and suddenly materialised in front of her. Rose gasped slightly when she walked straight into a very familiar muscular, hairy chest and felt his equally strong arms wrap around her. She was home. It felt so nice to have him encase her like this. Rose breathed in deeply, savouring his scent which had haunted her dreams when she was most lonely.
"Shunsui?" Rose asked a little timidly.
"Rose…I can't believe it, it's really you." Murmured Shunsui in return. Around them the party had gone very still and quiet, everybody watching them intently. But neither Shunsui nor Rose noticed.
"I've missed you." Whispered Rose while snuggling closer into Shunsui's embrace. To her delight she felt him pull her in more closely, holding her tenderly and lovingly. It was then that she knew that he still loved her and that there was nobody else.
"I've missed you too Rose." Whispered Shunsui before bending down and placing a delicate kiss on her lips. He was further delighted when Rose threw her arms around his neck and brought his head down to deepen the kiss. Around them people started to cheer and whistle but Shunsui and Rose did not care.
Shunsui growled when Rose nibbled his lip. He wanted her badly. Need, coursed through his body setting his nerves of fire. His need for Rose had never burnt out and now that she was here he was going to fulfil that need. And by the looks of Rose's brilliant eyes and knowing smile she also needed satisfying. He grinned wolfishly before wrapping his arms around her and lifting her up against his body. Rose squealed and wrapped her legs around his waist for support. Shunsui smiled and grabbed Rose's delightful butt before looking over his shoulder and grinning at Nanao. Nanao rolled her eyes at her Taicho's antics and watched as he disappeared off in Shunpo with Rose wrapped around his waist. She did not expect to see him again till late of Monday if she was lucky. Around her the Eighth Division was going wild. Now that their Taicho had been reconnected with his love the party could now begin. And they parties Eighth division style, with excessive amounts of sake and betting on when the next time they would see their Taicho and whether he would be walking stiffly or not.
Byakuya looked at his fukutaicho who was smiling behind his sake glass. "I expect you to be in the office on Monday morning. Being tardy because you have consumed excessive amounts of alcohol will not be tolerated." Said Byakuya curtly before disappearing off in a quick spurt of shunpo.
Renji smiled and contemplated going to find Hana and telling her the good news. A decision which was quickly made as he downed his sake and then disappeared off towards the thirteenth. Maybe Hana and he would have a little celebration of their own.
The cold, hard wall was a delightful contrast between the hot, hard chest that was currently pressing against her in just a wonderful way. They had only gotten two streets over before the urge for contact over took them. Shunsui had pushed Rose up against a wall before crushing his lips to hers. Rose gasped when she felt Shunsui's tongue lick her lower lip devilishly, begging for entrance into her mouth. She opened her mouth and the two of them started to fight for domination. It was only when Shunsui lifted up her skirt and started to finger her slit through her panties did Rose submit to his ministration. He started off slowly, gently running his finger up and down her slit but then he started to finger her more erratically. The need inside of Shunsui was burning and it was only accelerated by his lover's pleasured moans against his lips. Rose knew she was in trouble when Shunsui suddenly pulled her panties aside, sank two fingers into her and started to thrust inside of her deliciously. Who knew that being taken like a back ally whore would be so arousing? But Rose was not about to give in and so with her free hand she found her lover's ragging erection and started to stroke it threw his clothes. She knew that she was doing a good job as the speed of the two fingers inside her increased in speed. Shunsui growled when he sensed Rose touch his erection. He did not want to finish so soon so he increased the speed of his fingers, going as far as to add another digit to his lover's warm, wet core. He was thrusting so hard and fast into her that her whole body shook with each thrust. Rose cried out against Shunsui's mouth as the pleasure of being fingered so hard overtook her. She could feel her juices soaking his fingers and running down her thighs. And then she felt it, the rising orgasm within her. Shunsui also knew that the end was near so he started to trust harder, using his thumb to pleasure her clit as well. But Rose was stubborn, she was not going to give into orgasm just yet. She was going to make sure her lover also came. With a growl Rose thrusted her hand down Shunsui's shihakushō and grabbed his hot erection and started to stroke it hard. Shunsui groaned and thrusted his hips up into her hands. The need to release was all consuming, like a fire. Rose and Shunsui pleasured each other brutally while moaning and groaning.
It was all so much. His three fingers inside of her, hitting spots inside of her that made her weak. She was on the brink of orgasm but she stubbornly held on. It was sweet, intense, and nearly painful. And then she came. She came hard, her core muscles contracting so hard that she saw stars. Shunsui continued thrusting in order to prolong the orgasm. On and on her orgasm went until finally, after a lot of screaming it ended. Rose hung there limply, gasping for breath after such an intense orgasm. The sight of his lover coming was too much for Shunsui and he came, grunting his release. He could feel his legs weakening so he leaned more into Rose and the wall. That was intense and felt so nice after being away from each other for so long.
Slowly Rose lifted her hand out of Shunsui's pants and saw that they were covered in his semen. With a naughty wink she placed one of her fingers into her mouth and tasted the semen on it. "Mm Shunsui you taste so good." She moaned.
Shunsui smiled and pulled his fingers out of her core and tasted them. "And so do you."
Rose bit her lip sensually, the need deep within still not satisfied. Shunsui looked down at her and grinned, knowing all too well what she needed. And he was oh so willing to give it to her. Quickly he scooped her up in his arms again, pressing his still raging erection between her legs, making her gasp, before shunpooing away towards his quarters.
The two of them barely made it through the front door before heated kisses were exchanged again. Shunsui pushed Rose up against the wall again and kissed her passionately on the lips while trusting his erection against her. Rose was at a loss of what to do as her mind had already been overloaded with pleasure. All she could do was cling to her lover and hope that the intense pleasure she was feeling did not drown her. Shunsui started to kiss down her neck until he was sucking on the delicate skin between his lover's neck and shoulder. Oh her cries of pleasure were like music to his ears. The two of them gasped and moaned. Shunsui reached down and removed Rose's panties, while still keeping her crimson skirt in place. The idea of making love to her while she was still mostly clothes was so deliciously sinful that his erection throbbed. Rose watched as Shunsui tugged at his sash and allowed the lower part of his shihakushō to pool at his feet. His member stood proudly, so thick and big. Rose moaned at the memory of that member filling her up so deliciously. Shunsui did not think he could wait any longer. In one step he lined his erection with Rose's core and thrusted up into her, sinking all of him inside of her. Rose threw back her head and screamed loudly at the intrusion. It hurt slightly to be filled by him as she had not had sex in a long time. But then the pleasure came and oh how wonderful it felt.
"Rose?" Grunted Shunsui when he heard Rose scream. She was so, so tight. Their previous activity had loosened her up but she was still so tight. "I am sorry I did not mean to hurt you."
Rose leaned forwards and took Shunsui ear in her mouth. "You are not hurting me. I just have not done this in a very, very long time." She bit down on his earlobe and then grinded her hips against his.
Shunsui growled and grabbed Rose hips with his hands before thrusting up into her again while pulling her down on him.
Rose threw her head back and screamed. She felt so full, so stretched that the pleasure was driving her insane. "YES, YES!" She screamed as Shunsui pounded into her, his member so big it felt like he was pounding her entire being. Over and over Shunsui brutally thrusted into his lover making her entire body move up and down. Rose latched onto Shunsui's neck and bit down as she tried to control the intense pleasure coursing through her. She could feel an orgasm approaching at a fast pace. Oh man this orgasm was going to tear her apart.
"Shunsui." She cried out before biting down on him again. Shunsui could feel her tensing up around him. But he felt numb with pleasure. Nothing mattered apart from the incredible pleasure he was feeling. Even then feel of her teeth biting down on him didn't matter. And suddenly Rose came, her muscles contracting hard around the member wedged deep within her before breaking out into uncontrollable spasm.
"SHUNSUI! AARHH!" screamed Rose as she experience an intense orgasm. Her nails were digging into his back as she went wild, screaming her orgasm. It was by some miracle that Shunsui did not come. His lover's core was just so nice, hot, wet and when she orgasmed all the breath inside of him seemed to leave his lungs. But he still continued to thrust up, prolonging the orgasm. Rose's mouth hung open and she tongue lolled out as she rode out the last bit of her orgasm.
But Shunsui was still revving for more so he pulled out of Rose's dripping core before spinning her around so she faced the wall and pulling her hips back against his member. Rose gasped when she felt her face press against the wall and with weak arms she managed to push herself away from it. Shunsui lined up his member and then slowly plunged back into the warm heat. She felt so nice and he could not help the growl that escaped him. Once he was fully embedded inside he started the swivel his hips around, causing his lover to moan. Shunsui wrapped his arms around Rose's torso and pulled down her top and bra, exposing her breast. He started to gently play with them, his thumb rolling over Rose's nipples. She moaned at the wonderful sensation of having her breast fondled and a member in her core. Suddenly Shunsui pulled out of Rose and the plunged back in brutally. Rose screamed throatily, her voice becoming sore. Her core was so sensitive from before that she came very quickly, her juices seeping from her core and running down her thighs. But still Shunsui continued to drill into her at an agonizingly pleasurable pace. After another orgasm ripped through her, Rose felt so tired. Her legs had gone numb from of the pleasure burning through her and the only thing keeping her standing was Shunsui pressing deliciously into her. His hot breath and sweaty back pressing into her made the whole experience so erotic. Sweat was beading and falling down there faces but the two of them kept going.
Shunsui grunted loudly as he sensed his impending orgasm approach, but by the sounds and feels of it his lover was also close…again. With a roar Shunsui exploded, feeling his semen pulsating out of his member and deep into Rose's core. His member continued to pulse, again and again sending so much cum into Rose's core that it was overflowing. The feel of Shunsui member pulsating inside her sent Rose screaming off the edge in a powerful orgasm so strong her world blinked out. Shunsui felt Rose go limp in his arms and moaned when he felt is orgasm ending. Slowly he allowed his legs to give out sending the two of them gently to the ground. That must have been one of the most intense orgasmed he had ever experienced.
When Rose regained consciousness she found herself lying on her back with Shunsui licking the mess between her thighs with his wonderful tongue. He looked up and saw her staring at him and smiled a devilish smile before continuing with his task. Rose felt sore but the ragging need within her was more painful.
She looked down at Shunsui. "Shall we take this to a more comfortable location?" He growled before scooping her up and disappearing down the corridor towards his room, and they did not emerge for a very long time.
Saturday through to Sunday passed in bliss. Shunsui had taken Rose on nearly every surface and floor in his house. His stamina never seemed to run out as he took her hard, making her scream so many orgasms that she lost count. It was almost like he was trying to make up for lost time (a year). But come Sunday evening the sexual frenzy that had overtaken them for two days seemed to be ending. Something that Rose was very happy about as she was so sore.
The two of they were lounging out on Shunsui's porch on comfy cushions drinking tea (Shunsui had sake) and watching the world go by.
"Say Rose when did you get those tattoos on your body?" Asked Shunsui. He had come across her tattoos at some point over the two days sex frenzy but he had not thought much of it as the time. There were more pressing matters that required his attention.
"I got the first tattoo on my thigh to hide the number six that was branded there. I-I could not remove it so I covered it with a tattoo." Explained Rose. The tattoo on her thigh was comprised of three sideways butterflies that looked like they were flapping their wings. It was the one in the middle of the pack that hid her brand.
"But why a butterfly?"
"Because to me they signal rebirth. I thought it applied to me perfectly as I had started a new chapter in my life."
"And the second one?"
"The cherry blossom covers my scar on my lower back."
"Yes but why a cherry blossom." Shunsui could guess the answer but he still wanted to hear her say it.
Rose looked at Shunsui with eyes that told him that she knew that he knew the answer. "For some reason I have a particular love for cherry blossoms." It was a well-known fact that the cherry blossom was the unofficial symbol of Shunsui Kyoraku…and Sake. But she could not get a tattoo of a Sake bottle…it might give off the wrong message.
Shunsui smiled widely and pulled Rose closer to him so that she was practically sitting on him. "My darling Rose loves me." Rose giggled. "I love it when you laugh darling Rose." He continued to smile.
"Hm Shunsui I am just so happy." She snuggled closer to him.
"Me too, but you never did answer my question about when you got the tattoos."
"I got the butterfly tattoo about two months after…leaving, and I got the cherry blossom one about four months before coming here."
Shunsui nodded his head and then looked away into the distance. Something had been bothering him for some time now.
"Shunsui what is wrong?" it seemed like Rose had picked up on his troubled look.
He sighed. "Why are you here Rose?"
Rose was shocked and then she looked away in shame. "Tell me." Coaxed Shunsui. She did not want to tell him the truth, which was that before dying she had not even tried to move on.
"I died."
"What?"
"I died in the world of the living. It happened so quickly. One moment I was there and then the next I was a soul wandering next to my body." Rose looked up into Shunsui sad eyes. "Don't feel sad. I am not that sad about it myself."
"Why are you not sad about your death?"
"Because now I get to stay with you." Rose smiled and then stopped when she saw his face.
Shunsui had a hard, sombre look on his face. "Was it suicide?" there was a hint of anger in his tone.
Rose was shocked by Shunsui's tone. He had never been angry at her before, frustrated yes but never angry. "No it was not suicide. I never intended to die that day. I mean yes I wanted to return to you but I also wanted to fulfil your request of living my life and I was partially successful. I graduated from university which I am very pleased about. But the reason that I am not that sad about my death is that life without you was terrible and bleak. But I would never kill myself" She fumbled a bit with the sleeve of the haori she was wearing.
Shunsui looked down at Rose and exhaled. "Sorry for thinking that you committed suicide. I am glad, no over the moon that you are here with me."
"I did not commit suicide." Rose repeated more forcefully.
Shunsui nodded his head but somehow he did not fully believe her. But he decided to drop it. "So after dying what happened?" He knew that she would have most likely been brought to Yama-jii and he wanted to know what had happened.
"I was taken to the Soutaicho and it was agreed that I could stay with you."
Shunsui smiled and pulled Rose into his lap before kissing her. "My darling Rose can stay with me." He kissed her again more forcefully this time.
"Shunsui wait." Gasped Rose when she felt him try and deepen the kiss.
"What?" murmured Shunsui against her lips.
"The Soutaicho gave me a few conditions that I had to agree to if I was to stay with you."
"Which were?"
Rose adjusted herself so she was sitting comfortably on Shunsui's thighs (as straddling him would be too provocative). "Firstly he said that I had to train to become a Shinigami so I have to go sit the academy entrance exam. Secondly he said that I was allowed to stay a member of your division only if I contributed to its functioning, I have given Ise Fukutaicho the needed paperwork for that but you have to sign it. And lastly, he said that my relationship with you can continue only if we signed form stating that our relationship will not affect our work."
Shunsui looked at Rose and then smiled wickedly. "I have always fantasied about sleeping with an academy student and now that dream can come true."
"Shunsui I am trying to be serious here."
"And so am I." declared Shunsui while picking up Rose.
"Shunsui put me down we need to discuss this." Cried out Rose.
"What is there to discuss? You obviously agreed to sitting the entrance exam, which is just a formality as you reiatsu is high enough to pass it anyway, and I would love to have you in my division. But right now there is another place that I want to love you." He replied while walking towards his bedroom with Rose in his arms.
"But we still have to sign the form."
"Later. Now is the time to celebrate." Shunsui tossed Rose down onto his bed and immediately followed her down onto it.
"Haven't we done enough celebrating?" Questioned Rose.
Shunsui chuckled. "Before we were celebrating our reunion and now we are celebrating you agreeing to stay here with me."
Rose sighed in defeat. "Ok but please be gentle because I am rather sore."
Shunsui smiled. "Of course."
The two of them spent the rest of Sunday and much of Monday doing what they had done for the last two days: making love.
His two third seats had spent an age trying to give him his afternoon tea, but finally, after a lot of waiting, Ukitake found himself sitting outside on his porch with a steaming cup of tea in his hands. His two third seats were always trying to outdo each other and prove that they were the better third seat but why did they have to compete and argue over who made his tea?
It was nice to sit out on his porch and drink tea while watching the afternoon slip away. The office had been abuzz with activity and this was the first time that day that Ukitake could sit alone and enjoy the beautiful weather. Summer in the Seireitei was usually hot by come late afternoon and evening the air had cooled down making it the perfect temperature. Maybe after his tea he would go pay Retsu a visit. Normally he would not bother going to visit her on a Monday evening as she was usually working but right now he just felt like some company that was not his overexcited third seats. On occasions such as these Ukitake would go visit Shunsui but he had a feeling his friend was rather busy at the moment. He had heard from Hana that Rose had returned to the Seireitei on Friday night and ever since then nobody had seen either her or Shunsui. Ukitake was happy for his friend, and for the fact that he would no longer find his friend passed out on his porch from drinking too much.
As if summoned by magic Ukitake heard the sound of shuffling feet and looked over to see Shunsui walking towards him.
"What the hell happened to you?" Gasped out Ukitake when he saw his friend. His friend's exposed chest was covered in red marks while his shoulders were peppered with huge red love bites. He was also walking rather stiffly and his eyes were bloodshot from a lack of sleep.
Shunsui looked very sheepish. "My darling Rose is rather active in bed."
Ukitake sighed. "Shunsui please that is way too much information, but I am happy for you…both of you."
"Thanks Juu."
Shunsui let out a pained gasped as he tried to sit down on the empty cushion next to his friend. Ukitake just raised his eyebrow at him but did not comment. It seemed liked all the rough sexy his friend had been having was finally affecting his body.
Shunsui saw Ukitake look at him so he smiled roguishly in a way that begged Ukitake to ask him about it. Ukitake decided that now was the best time to change the topic (he would never ask as he did not want to know the details of his friend's active sex life). "So why has Rose been allowed to return. The last I heard was that she was not considered a soul so was therefore not allowed to stay in the Seireitei."
"She died."
"What?"
"She died in the world of the living a few days ago and so was transported here. Yama-jii is allowing her to sit the academy entrance exam." Explained Shunsui.
Ukitake put his tea cup down. "But only a year has passed. She can't have died that quickly unless it was suicide." Shunsui shifted uncomfortably in his seat and did not look his friend in the eye which made Ukitake suspicious. "Was it suicide?"
"No. She said so herself that she had no intension of dying but…"
"I take it that you think she is lying."
Shunsui sighed. "I can't help but be a bit suspicious. But let's not worry about that now as we should be celebrating."
Ukitake got the clear hint that his friend did not want to talk about the subject anymore. "And what about your relationship with Rose?" He decided to humour Shunsui.
"Yama-jii asked us to fill out a form stating that our relationship will not affect our work. We filled it out today so I will have a courier run it to the first tomorrow. I don't see why Yama-jii has asked me to sign this form as he knows I don't do work anyway."
"So it is official then."
"Yep Ukitake it is official. I never pegged you as one to gossip though, why so curious?" Teased Shunsui.
"I only like spreading the truth. Now when people ask me about your relationship I can tell them the truth."
"I didn't know my personal life was so important to everybody."
"Your summer fling returns to you on Friday and you are so overjoyed that you leave a drinking party early with her and then the two of you are not seen for three days, yes everybody is talking about you." Outlined Ukitake with a hint of mirth in his voice. He lifted his tea to his lips and took and sip.
"Rose was more than a summer fling to me."
"I know but that was what everybody thought."
"Jushiro…I love her and I want to spend the rest of my life with her."
Ukitake raised his eyebrow at his friend's serious tone. "You mean like marriage."
"I want everything: marriage, family, grandchildren…you name it. And I want it all with Rose." Shunsui sat up a bit to look at Ukitake more closely.
Ukitake put his tea cup down on the little table beside him and looked straight into his friend's eyes. "So are you going to ask her to marry you?" He asked after a pause. His friend's declaration had surprised him.
"Yes…but not now. Maybe in a year or two when we have had enough time to just be lovers." Smiled Shunsui.
"Ok…and what about your parents?"
Shunsui cringed. "I guess I am going to have to tell them…but I think I will wait a few months before I do. My father is not going to be happy but screw what he thinks. It has not stopped me in the past."
"Well then I guess I should wish you good luck with everything." Smiled Ukitake.
"Thanks Juu."
God it hurt to walk. Why did she allow Shunsui to make love to her continuously for so long? She already knew the answer to that, she could not resist his charm even if she tried. Of course it did not help that she wanted him just as much as he wanted her. It seemed like her hunger for him was never quiet clenched.
Rose paused and leaned against a wall in the thirteenth division and massaged her aching thigh. Shunsui had given her a love bite right on the edge of her core and at the time it had been rather pleasant. But now the ache from it was more of a bother to her than anything else. Maybe Hana had an ice pack she could borrow.
And that was where she was heading. After a lot of begging she had convinced Shunsui to let her go visit Hana. He had agreed to take her there and then mumbled something along the line of going to find Ukitake. Shunsui had shunpooed them to the main gate of the thirteenth division and then left Rose to go visit Ukitake while she went off to find Hana.
By the feel of things Hana was in the south gardens, next to the thirteenth division dojo. Rose rounded the corner and stopped, mouth wide open in shock. Hana was straddling Renji Abarai's waist and was kissing him passionately. Their limbs were so intertwined that is was hard to tell where one of then started and where the other ended. Rose could feel her cheek begin to burn with embarrassment and so with as much discretion as she could manage she turned around and tried to walk away quietly.
"Rose?"
Rose cursed silently and then turned around to see an embarrassed Hana looking at her. Renji was scratching the back of his neck out of embarrassment.
"Erm…hi…Hana…I can come back later if you want." Rose was at a loss of what to say.
"Rose!" Hana leapt off of Renji and charged towards Rose. Rose only just had time to brace herself against Hana's hug…which sent both of them tumbling to the ground. "Rose I can't believe that you are back! Renji told me that you arrived back on Friday! I am so, so happy to see you again!"
Hana's joy was contagious and soon Rose had forgotten about her previous embarrassment and was hugging her friend back, smiling widely. "Yes I am back for good." She cried out.
Hana got up on her knees and then helped Rose do the same. "So what changed Central 46's mind?"
"I died."
Hana looked confused for a moment. "Died?"
"Yes but let's not worry about that now as it's a rather morbid topic." Rose smiled and hoped that Hana would not push the subject.
Hana looked at Rose with questioning eyes but then she decided to drop the subject as asked to. There would be another time to talk about it. Happiness spread across her face as hugged Rose again. "I am so happy….but I bet Shunsui is happier, I mean nobody has seen either of you for three days." She lifted her eyebrows suggestively.
Rose blushed. "Yes he was very…happy to see me…and he expressed that happiness several times. But enough about me, what have you been doing." Rose looked over at Renji to emphasize her words.
Hana blushed. "It has only being going on for about two months"
"So when did it start?" Rose could not help the smile that spread across her face.
"I don't really know…we used to talk while walking to and fro from Fukutaicho meetings. Then we started to bump into each other outside of work and then one thing felt to another." Hana used her arms to indicate the passing of time. "Then two months ago we started to date."
Rose hugged Hana. "I am so happy for you…and you." She called out to Renji who smiled in response.
"So Rose what have you been up to?" asked Hana after a pause.
"Well" and then Rose started to outline what she had done, going into detail about her baking and studies. Hana listened with interest until she finally noticed how late it had gotten. The sun had set, plunging the Seireitei into darkness.
"Shit Renji we really should go if we want to make it to the restaurant. Oh sorry Rose but Renji and I made plans to go out tonight as we did not think we would see you. You don't mind do you?"
"Nah, I really should be heading back to Shunsui."
Hana stood up and took Renji's offered hand in hers. "Well I guess I will see you soon. Don't hesitate to drop in anytime."
Rose smiled. "See ya." She watched as the two of them disappeared in Shunpo before getting up herself and heading off to find Shunsui.
She found him lounging around under a tree in a deserted courtyard just outside the thirteenth division.
"Shunsui." Rose bent down and kissed him before sitting herself down next to him. "Did you find Ukitake Taicho?"
Shunsui sat up and pulled Rose closer to him. "Yes I did, but he looked a bit tired so I left early."
Rose looked over Shunsui and blushed. "What?" He questioned.
"I-I'm sorry." Mumbled Rose.
"For what?"
Rose gestured to the marks on his skin. Shunsui looked down and laughted. "Don't worry about them. I see them as a sign of your passionate love for me.
Rose laughed. "It makes you looked like you bedded a wild animal.
"Well my darling Rose can get a bit wild in bed." Shunsui bent down and kissed Rose. It was a light and gentle kiss with a hint of a promise to it…a darker more sinister promise that was sure to make Rose's knees weak.
"I like the way that sounds." Said Rose after the two of them had broken apart.
"Sound of what?"
"MY darling Rose."
"That's good because you are my darling Rose and nothing anybody says or does is going to change that. You are my life and I want to keep you there by my side until the day I die. That is if you want to stay there.
Rose straddled Shunsui's waist and then kissed him deeply on the lips. "Nobody is going to move me from your side. And I guess you are stuck with me because I do not plan on leaving."
Shunsui smiled. "Well I guess it's good that I love you so, so much." He kissed her lightly at first but then it changed. The kissed became more passionate as the weight of what they had said finally sunk in. both their tongues danced with each other while their hands sought out the other's body. The air around them suddenly became thick with passion as they continued to kiss.
"What the hell do you do to me?" gasped Shunsui when the two of them finally broke apart.
"I can ask you the same thing." Panted Rose in response
The two of them sat there recollecting their breath slowly. Shunsui lifted his hand and traced the necklace that was around Rose's neck. It was the same one he had given her before she had left. "You're wearing my present to you." He commented.
"It's precious to me."
"I have the one you gave me to look after for you back in my quarters. I held onto it until you returned."
Rose smiled. "Thanks Shunsui…Thank you for everything. Now take me home." She kissed him lightly.
Shunsui stood up and started to walk back to his quarters with Rose in his arm. "Home I like the way that sounds."
"That's because it is home. Everything with you there is home to me."
Shunsui stopped and kissed Rose lovingly on the lips. Rose moaned into his kiss. It had been so long since she had anything to call home. Home for her was not building but a person. A person she trusted with her heart and soul who would protect her and keep her safe. And that person was Shunsui and he never wanted to leave him again.
HI Guys,
I hope the epilogue was a nice conclusion for everybody. Originally I was going to end the story on Chapter 29 but eventually I decided against that. Originally I was going to have the Soul Society return to Rose after a year and say that their was wrong and that she was now allowed to return to the Seireitei. However, I found that something was just off with that ending. I really wanted Rose to return to the Seireitei but after discarding my first plan I realised that I only had one option left...which was to kill Rose. I also just found it so cruel to have Rose experience such a horrendous life and then kill her off. But it was the only way.
If you guys loved this story DON'T worry...I am thinking of writing a sequel. i am open to ideas even though I have a basic outline of what is going to happen. Sadly this sequel is not going to be published any time soon...well at least not until after the winter as I have other stories that I want to write first.
MYMYTHEGREAT- Your reviews made me smile and laugh (in a good way). I am sorry to hear that I made you internally scream and question life but I hope that this epilogue will help you get closure. I must admit that I love Rose x Shunsui as a couple and could not imagine them apart. I already knew that they were going to be together even after writing chapter 28 and 29. I am flattered that you liked my story and I hope that if (when) I write the sequel you will also enjoy reading that.
Valancia- I also enjoyed reading your reviews. I hope you enjoyed reading the epilogue and I hope that you continue writing such kind reviews in the future.
To everybody else who has supported me and my story, Thank you. I don't think I would have been able to write this if it was not for you. Until next time
-Pinkypunkful