The Nightingale

Chapter 56: Winter Rose 2

Winter — x493 / January 14 [Rukia, 17 years old - Ichigo, 18 years old]

At that moment, Rukia remembered the dream she had and, following an impulse of curiosity, she ran her bleeding thumb over the red stone of the ring. The stone felt warm, it shone and from one moment to another, the ring fell asleep. Rukia stared at the ring, which looked like a regular ring again, and she waited for something to happen, but nothing happened.

Only when she looked at her finger again did she notice that the wound was gone, and she stared at both the stone and her finger. Rukia didn't have the blood of Vayalat in her veins and she wasn't supposed to have the power to do that kind of magic, so she put it down to the fact that she touched the magic ring and stopped thinking about it; after all, Ichigo had healed himself using that ring before.

When she returned her gaze to the gift table, she discovered a small package wrapped in packing paper that immediately caught her eye. When she opened it, Rukia saw that it was a small metal box that contained a kind of pink balm that smelled very subtly of roses.

Written inside the wrapping paper itself, was a small message in clumsy handwriting and many names that Rukia recognized immediately.

For lips and for love. Rose balm, because princesses don't wear carmine on the lips. Happy birthday Kia.

Rukia immediately turned red upon reading those words and covered her face, as if she was afraid that someone would come into her room and see her blush. The girls from The Jewel had sent her that gift; that was what Tatsuki meant by "people from outside the castle".

Just imagining herself using that balm made her cheeks turn violently red because the love stimulants are taboo.

The girls at The Jewel used them to keep their clients satisfied on very special occasions and charged a real fortune to use them. They weren't freely sold, and even Rukia wondered many times where Madam Cyan got them.

Rukia was tempted to try it to see how it felt to use it, but the twins burst into her room catching her off guard and the first thing she did was hide that balm of sin behind her back in fear that they would see it and want to find out what it was.

— Happy birthday Rukia! — Yuzu yelled as she entered the room before noticing that Rukia was still in her nightgown. — Haven't you dressed yet? We'll be late for breakfast!

— I… yeah… I was thinking about what to wear. — Rukia excused herself without moving from her seat and tightly squeezing that little box, praying that they didn't pay too much attention to her.

— For the love of the Deities! — Yuzu exclaimed before approaching Rukia's wardrobe. — A dress and a nice pair of shoes, that's all you need.

Rukia just watched as Yuzu rifled through her clothes until she found a dress that she liked and a pair of shoes. Rukia was still motionless in her place, not sure how she would have dealt with the twins' invasion if Ichigo hadn't sent her that previous note.

— We still have time. — Karin sighed as she said that and looked at Rukia. — Yuzu is excited, she has been planning this day for weeks.

— For weeks?! — Rukia asked surprised by that revelation.

Princess Karin calmly nodded, still watching Yuzu rummage through Rukia's clothes.

That explanation responded to Yuzu's intensity in searching for a dress she liked, and Rukia nodded letting Ichigo's younger sister do as she pleased. Tatsuki was going to go crazy when she walked into the room and discovered the mess that was taking place.

— Was she the one who threatened the Kholtan feathers? — Rukia asked although she assumed the answer would be yes.

Yeah, but I really don't think she was going to do anything to him. That eagle is very smart and has been avoiding us for days. — Karin's tone of voice made Rukia understand that Karin had also contributed to that threat.

Rukia felt an incipient fear within her regarding the twins.

If she thought about it carefully, to that pair of girls since they were born, they had fulfilled all her wishes and whims; they were the prized daughters of the king and if anyone tried to harm them, the punishment would be immediate.

If Yuzu and Karin pointed someone out as guilty of something, their word would weigh more than any evidence. Ichigo's little sisters were Avanta and the Blue Mountains; they were the kingdom, the day and night, and the only reason Ichigo and Kaien could team up to wreak havoc if something happened to them.

After Rukia was combed and dressed for the day, and Tatsuki felt she would have a lot of clothes to rearrange, the twins took her to a teahouse in town.

Usually in those places there were always women drinking tea, eating desserts and playing cards or some other type of game that included betting. They were a women's version of a bar; even in some tea houses they sold a type of flower liqueur which, although it was not aggressive with the palate, they only recommended not to drink more than 3 fingers.

Rukia didn't expect that the twins would take her there, nor did she expect that when they opened the doors the place would be decorated or that there would be guests who came to congratulate her on her birthday. Rukia was able to recognize several of those girls as daughters of some important lords, as well as some daughters of certain military chiefs who had been present at her wedding; however, what really surprised her was seeing two of Lord Stark's daughters there.

During her stay in Kirasam, Rukia had spent time with Lord Stark's daughters, so the emotion in those girls was greater than in the other guests when they came to say hello.

— We arrived yesterday and as soon as we found out that there would be a tea party to celebrate you, we didn't hesitate to accept the princesses' invitation. — Explained Mila, Lord Stark's eldest daughter. — We also brought gifts, they arrived at the port last week and we stole them from our father in the morning.

Mila pointed to some bottles on the table, they all seemed to have a different fruit inside and some didn't even seem to be from the mainland. Rukia thought it was too early to start drinking alcohol but who was she to refuse that kind of celebration; after all, it's her birthday party.

—

Kholtan screeched in the skies attracting the attention of the people of the city, and flew directly to the castle to reach the training grounds; he entered Ichigo's office window and stood on the perch where he used to rest when he spent time there.

Ichigo saw himself from Kholtan's eyes and broke the connection to let the eagle go free into the forest. It was getting easier to connect with the part of his soul inside the eagle, and so he required little concentration to maintain it, even his own vision had improved.

His uncle had told him that he would acquire a quality that Kholtan possessed when he mastered the connection completely. Apparently "the vision" would be that quality.

The soldiers guarding his door announced the presence of the king's personal servant, and Ichigo sighed allowing the man to enter. Ichigo was supposed to be working, finishing his respective paperwork and the one Kaien had left unfinished before leaving for Visnia, but he wasn't in the mood to do it; even less so when the twins had kidnapped Rukia under rather cruel threats.

— His Highness, His Majesty the King asks to see you in his chambers.

Ichigo nodded, glad he didn't have to work at the moment, and walked behind the servant until he reached the door to his father's private room.

All the way he was thinking about Rukia and if she was having fun at the tea house; the twins didn't want to tell him where they were taking her and the controlling part of him couldn't resist using Kholtan to spy on her. It was the first time he had used Kholtan to keep an eye on Rukia, and he justified himself by saying that he was worried about her and his little sisters; though deep down he knew it was a lie.

—

— The next tea party will be at the castle. — Karin promised, shuffling the decks with unusual mastery after drinking some of the fruit liqueur. — And maybe I can get you to see our big brother up close; you know, the tall, handsome, green eyes, black hair and charming smile.

The girls smiled and made some comments about how handsome Kaien is and how they would like to get to know him very, very closely; that last was a double meaning innuendo that made Rukia blush at that level of public effrontery.

Karin was selling Kaien, and Rukia thanked the Shadow that Karin didn't decide to sell Ichigo, too.

Rukia had forbidden Ichigo to have lovers, but that wouldn't stop some girl from ending up in bed with him at some point. Ichigo wanted to have at least four children with her, but if she couldn't give them to him, then she would have to choose an Inamorata so that he would have at least one heir.

The rules were the rules, besides the king's bloodline could not be lost and Ichigo was a prince among princes, and that would make Ichigo have a lot of pressure in the future regarding his heirs; even more than Kaien.

Rukia shooed those ideas from her head, it was not the day or the time to think about that future and returned her attention to the conversation that the guests were having. To everyone in town, Kaien was still married to Nelliel but it seemed the girls didn't care about that little detail; one even mentioned that it was strange that Prince Kaien did not have an heir and that it was very possible that an Inamorata would be chosen soon.

— I would like to be Prince Kaien's new Inamorata. — Commented the daughter of one of the Generals who lived in the common areas of the castle.

Rukia looked at the general's daughter and considered if Kaien could really notice her. The girl was pretty, she had big eyes and a dreamy expression, but being the daughter of a general she possibly had her own reasons for wanting to be Kaien's Inamorata.

— And Princess Nelliel will become your best friend, and then you will mysteriously fall off the cliff. — Mila added with sarcasm in her voice. — Prince Kaien is very handsome, but I value my life.

— I feel like I'm missing something here. — Rukia added with a nervous smile. She did not like when they spoke in front of her and she did not know the reasons for those words. — Why would she fall off the cliff just because she was Prince Kaien's Inamorata?

Mila, who seemed to have noticed her mistake in making that statement, cleared her throat and stared at Rukia. The other girls also seemed eager to know the meaning of Mila's words, so they fell silent to listen better.

— It is because you recently arrived at the castle, Your Highness. — Mila spoke respectfully towards Rukia and the twins who seemed also curious as to what she would say. — I was in the Queen's Court at the same time as Nelliel, and she was a really hateful person. Well, she wasn't hateful, but she believed that because she was the queen's protégé, she was superior to us and all the time she was looking over her shoulder at us. We never thought that she would make any friends in the castle because she was always alone, until she began to interact a lot with Prince Kaien's Inamorata and things…unusual began to happen.

— Unusual things? — Rukia asked in an attempt to get Lord Stark's daughter to keep talking.

Mila seemed anxious to continue talking, so she used that moment to continue talking. The fact that Nelliel had been in the Queen's Court a long time before was new to Rukia and she wanted to know more.

— The thing is, Your Highness, Princess Nelliel has always been in love with Prince Kaien. — Mila affirmed, with that certainty that having known someone for a long time gave her. It showed in the way she looked at him, and her becoming best friends with the prince's Inamorata was strange. It all got weirder because the prince's Inamorata threw herself off the cliff a few months later.

— She jumped off the cliff? — Rukia's surprise was reflected in her eyes but the question was not asked by her, but by one of the other girls who was attentive to that revelation.

— Don't repeat it! — Mila put her hand over that girl's mouth.

The twins turned to look at Mila out of the corner of their eyes, assessing whether they should intervene or not, but they simply watched in silence.

The girl made a noise in her throat and removed Mila's hand from her face.

— There had been a lot of commotion in the castle during the previous days and Miyako, which was the girl's name, she seemed worried about something and talked to Nelliel in whispers. They went everywhere together and one day Nelliel did not return to the Queen's Court Ladies' dormitory and we did not see Miyako enter to take classes again. The Inamoratas are sent to sleep near the princes' rooms and we couldn't get close, until a couple of days later Miyako appeared walking near the edge of the cliff.

— The remaining ladies watched from one of the bedroom windows, we saw Prince Kaien approaching her and we saw her throw herself off the cliff. — The General's daughter spoke, and Rukia knew that this girl had also belonged to the same generation as Nelliel.

There was a deep silence at that moment that was only broken by Yuzu's sigh making everyone regain their composure.

— You say a prayer for that girl on Sunday and don't mention this again. If the queen finds out someone spoke of this, she will cut out the tongue of the person responsible.

Mila immediately put her hands to her mouth and swore never to repeat what she said back then. The other girls imitated her and the card game continued normally; however Rukia kept thinking about what Mila had said and the fact that all the girls there had been in the queen's court at some point in her life; therefore, they would all have seen Nelliel at the castle at some time.

After those revelations, the conversation turned to other topics and they all continued playing and drinking fruit liquor until after lunch, which was the moment when one of the guards entered the tea house announcing that it was the time stipulated by the queen to return to the castle.

Before anyone left the tea house, Karin made them sign up on a sheet claiming that she had invited more people, but that for the next party she would only invite those who attended that day.

Rukia realized that what Ichigo's little sister did was nothing more than get the full name from the hands of those who had been in that meeting. Getting everyone to sign in was a reliable way that if any rumors spread, they'd know who to look for.

That pair of princesses were too smart and scary, and Rukia could feel the hand of the queen mother in the education of the princesses.

—

Ichigo was submerged up to his nose in the king's bathtub, completely upset and cursing his father for choosing that day to go to Visnia; as if the workload wasn't enough, he now had to attend to all the affairs of the castle, including Lord Stark's visit.

But no matter how much he cursed his own father, the job wouldn't go away and he would still have to do it, so he just decided to relax in the bathtub before going to see Rukia.

Fortunately, Rukia had been caught up in a lunch at the Kuchiki house that had gone on for quite some time and had decided to take a nap before dinner; so Ichigo had enough time to finish the assigned work and wash off his bad mood in the king's bath.

Since that dinner would be later than usual, it might as well be a sleepover, so for a moment he considered going to see her in his pajamas. That image seemed funny to him as he imagined Rukia also in pajamas, and that dissipated a little the bad mood that she had at that moment.

When he got to the queen's area and knocked on the door of Rukia's room, Ichigo was already in a better mood, he hadn't been dressed in pajamas but in a more comfortable way; just formal pants, a shirt chosen for that night and shoes, besides the gift that he had prepared for Rukia.

Rukia greeted him with a big hug with a hug so surprising that it made him stagger on his spot before he hugged her back and kissed her forehead. Rukia was shorter than him and that seemed perfect to him, because that way he could kiss her better and she fit better in his arms.

— You're late. — Rukia's voice sounded amused even though the phrase was meant to be a claim.

Ichigo stopped hugging her and took her hand leaving a very soft kiss.

— My apologies, my princess of Maranni. It will not happen again, my love. — Ichigo spoke, handing her the box with the gift he had prepared for her. — Happy birthday, my winter rose!

— What is it? — Rukia asked as she took the box and began to open it carefully so as not to drop the mysterious content.

— If I tell you, it will no longer be surprise. — Ichigo added without losing his smile.

Ichigo looked carefully at Rukia, enjoying the smile on her face and the blushing on her cheeks while she watched the gift. Rukia took the gift between her hands and caressed it carefully for a moment before looking up at Ichigo.

Inside the box was a diadem that Ichigo had prepared ever since they returned from Visnia; it was made of the white stone they found at the spring and white diamonds, all set in a silver base that sparkled in the reflection of candlelight.

— Is it made of what I think it is? — Rukia asked, with that impossible to forget smile and with her hands trembling with emotion. — Is it the stone from the spring?

— That's right. — Ichigo took that diadem and made Rukia walk to the mirror that was on her dresser. — It took me two months to finish it, and cutting the stone was perhaps the most difficult part of the whole process. I wanted to give you something that had value for both of us, because the day of the spring and the cookies was a beautiful day.

Ichigo explained, helping Rukia put on the diadem so she could see what it looked like on her head. Ichigo liked the contrast and shine of the diadem against Rukia's black hair, and he liked that the image he saw in the mirror was the one he had imagined when making it.

Rukia moved her head from side to side looking at the headband from every possible angle before turning on her heel to face Ichigo with a huge smile on her lips.

— Do you like it? — Ichigo asked with some fear in his voice, smoothing Rukia's hair gently behind her ear.

— I love it! It's perfect! — Rukia stood on her toes and Ichigo grabbed her waist, closing the distance to kiss her. — And I love it more because you made it for me and only me.

Ichigo kissed her again, slowly caressing her back until he felt as Rukia slid her tongue inside his mouth. That simply made him hold her through her legs and accommodate her on the dresser as fast as he could. Some things fell on the floor but Rukia didn't seem to care, on the contrary, she seemed to be more interested in opening his shirt to touch him better than whatever fell on the floor.

— Rukia… — Ichigo whispered in a voice hoarse with desire, unable to control his hands trying to loosen Rukia's dress as he kissed her shoulders. — It's supposed to be a dinner.

Rukia gasped and Ichigo cursed when he felt Rukia's small hand caress his crotch over his clothes. Rukia knew well where and how to touch him, she had learned well and that just made him surrender to her wishes.

— It's my birthday, so I'll decide what I want to have for dinner. — Rukia whispered between gasps, pushing Ichigo into one of the chairs set for dinner, with the desire shining in her violet eyes. — And today I want my husband for dinner.

Ichigo didn't resist that and grabbed Rukia by the hips as she sat on him so she could kiss him again. Rukia began to move her hips slowly making Ichigo gasp from the friction of her body and clothes; and Ichigo was about to pull the last ribbon to make Rukia's dress loosen completely, when there was a knock on the bedroom door.

— Dinner is here. — Rukia whispered agitatedly, stopping moving on Ichigo and not knowing what to do at the moment.

Ichigo was agitated and panting, he had also been caught off guard by the knock on the door at that time. Rukia's kisses had made him forget that Tatsuki would arrive with dinner.

— Let's dine, my love. — Ichigo adjusted her dress slowly, caressing her legs and placing small kisses on her shoulders before whispering in her ear. — And then the diadem will be the only garment you will wear the rest of the night.

Rukia blushed and Ichigo found that adorable; with her he went from desire to tenderness in a second and he loved that.

Tatsuki entered the room to serve dinner when they had arranged their clothes again, Rukia sat in her seat across from the table, and Ichigo sat across from her explaining why he was late for dinner. He explained the possible situation in Visnia with Kaien, and the visit of Lord Stark who would be in the city until he spoke with the king.

All this while Tatsuki served the starter soup.

Ichigo had chosen all the dishes on that menu according to what Rukia liked, and for starters Tatsuki served a hot cream with toasted bread that was presented in small bowls for both of them.

For the main course, Ichigo had chosen baked pork tenderloin bathed in a sweet apricot sauce accompanied by boiled vegetables, along with a small portion of that sweet sauce seasoned with hot spices and red wine.

At that moment, Rukia was telling him how she had spent the morning at the tea party that the twins organized for her; she talked about what Mila had said and Ichigo did not know how to explain what could have happened on that occasion. He could only assume that Nelliel had done something really bad to that girl for that tragedy to happen.

He also confirmed Rukia that the girls were right, when the news of the divorce of Kaien out public, the candidates for wife would begin to parade through the castle seeking to be the new heiress princess.

The dessert was a slice of puff pastry and fruits with cream.

At that time, Rukia had already taken away one of her shoes to gently caress Ichigo's crotch with her small foot covered by those stockings that reached her half thigh. Ichigo smiled at what Rukia was doing, and tried to tickle the sole of her foot to stop her. For almost a month, Rukia hadn't let him touch her beyond kisses and caresses; they had played a little but they hadn't done anything else.

Their sex life was really good and they slept together many nights a week, but the doctor forced them to stop because the tea was affecting Rukia's natural cycles. Ichigo wanted to make love to Rukia and even so, frustrating her in her attempts to seduce him was a fun act of rebellion and revenge, although in the end they would end up playing like the previous nights.

— Kaien's wife candidates will be a problem. — Rukia whispered as she ate the last bite of that puff pastry and removed her foot from Ichigo's crotch. There was a small dose of frustration in her eyes. — I still haven't made Nelliel pay for the attempted murder and I don't want to have to worry about someone else with an agenda of their own.

Ichigo wasn't surprised by those words, he was aware that Rukia wanted revenge for what Nelliel did to her and that she wouldn't be calm until she got it; her delicate winter rose had poisonous thorns and he liked it. He also wanted Nelliel dead just for trying to kill Rukia, but he held back because he knew they would be blamed if anything happened to her.

They had to let the situation cool down before doing anything.

— Can I try to guess what you'll do? — Ichigo asked without taking his eyes off Rukia.

She got up from her seat and stood behind him, placing her small hands on his shoulders.

— No, You can't. — Rukia answered with an animated voice starting to caress Ichigo's chest.

Ichigo smiled, took Rukia's hands to kiss them one by one and got up from his seat only to carry Rukia to the bed and make her sit on him with her legs on his hips. He held her like this for a moment, caressing her waist and placing soft kisses on her lips.

— It's your birthday my princess, stop trying to seduce me. — Ichigo whispered taking one of Rukia's hands to kiss each of her fingers. — Can't you see that I burn with desire to make love to you?

— So what is stopping us, my prince? — Rukia whispered caressing Ichigo's lips with her thumb. — My dress is not going to take off by itself and your pants are getting in the way.

— I don't want the tea to affect you too much. — Ichigo whispered leaving a kiss on Rukia's thumb. — And the games are delicious torture, but they are still torture.

Rukia leaned over Ichigo and gave him small kisses on the lips, beginning to undo the buttons on his shirt with each kiss she gave him. Ichigo didn't stop her; that was a very dirty trick on Rukia's part but he enjoyed it.

— We can do it. — Rukia whispered placing small kisses on Ichigo's shoulders. — Nothing bad will happen. I want you, my love, and I miss feeling your warmth inside me.

— Rukia…

— We have permission from the doctor.

Ichigo smiled at those magical words and stopped holding back to kiss her intensely and passionately. He liked it when Rukia wasn't afraid to tell him what she wanted, he liked it when she took control like that, and he liked following her wishes. She was as dominant as he was, and at the same time she was as delicate as a flower in the wind and she had to be protected.

Rukia was just perfect.

His heart was pounding inside his chest, Rukia made him lose his mind when she kissed him like that and he was simply looking for more of that kind of kisses that were so necessary for him to live. His hands began to run over Rukia's body, looking for the necessary places to make that dress loosen up again and end up on the floor, when Rukia slowly stopped him.

— Wait… I want to show you something. — Rukia whispered against Ichigo's lips, her voice was agitated and Ichigo couldn't resist the desire to kiss her again.

Rukia didn't resist, but before Ichigo managed to open the dress a bit more, she broke the kiss and walked away from him going back to the dresser. Ichigo approached Rukia from behind her and kissed the back of her neck and her shoulders while he held her waist; he heard her gasp for a moment before she carried him to the bed and sat on top of him to continue kissing him.

Ichigo was curious as to what Rukia had gone looking for, but feeling her lips made that question not feel as important. He made himself comfortable on the bed so Rukia wouldn't fall off and felt her cling to him; he began to gently caress her legs, lifting her dress little by little while she tried to open his pants with one hand.

— Ichigo… — Rukia whispered his name in a gasp that made him growl as he kissed her neck and shoulders that he had finally managed to bare. — Have you used this before?

Ichigo stopped at that moment and looked at what Rukia was holding in her hand, he also noticed that she was blushing and that she was avoiding looking at him. That image struck him as charming.

— What is it? — He asked with real curiosity but without letting go of Rukia's waist.

— It is balm of love. — Rukia answered without looking at him.

Ichigo could see how Rukia's cheeks turned red when she said those words and had to resist the urge to kiss them at that moment.

For a moment he considered telling her that he didn't know what that was, but seeing her so embarrassed stopped him and he preferred to answer truthfully. Her asking him about it was new, especially since it included knowing about his previous sexual life, and that was a topic that used to make Rukia jealous; she even got angry if someone stared at him for more than five minutes.

— No, I have never used it. — Ichigo replied kissing one of Rukia's flushed cheeks. — I think I'm accommodating enough in bed that you need it, or do you have complaints, my winter rose?

Rukia, who was still sitting on him, turned to look at him and gave him a small tap on the shoulder making him smile.

— Hey! — She complained, but Ichigo found it adorable.

— Did Tatsuki give it to you? Did she explain to you how it is used? — Ichigo asked with a smile without letting go of Rukia's waist. Rukia nodded her head. — Do you want us to use it tonight?

At that question, Rukia's cheeks turned truly red and Ichigo kissed them again before stealing a kiss from her and subtly taking that balm container from her.

— I've never used it. When I was traveling they explained to me how to use it but it was never of interest to me; my mind was always on other things. — Ichigo explained uncovering that container and running two fingers over that balm whose texture was a mixture between softness and firmness. — You are supposed to put this in your hand to masturbate me and make me feel pleasure. That's right?

Rukia nodded and tried to take that container to do what Ichigo had mentioned, but Ichigo stopped her; he filled two of his fingers on his left hand with that balm and pushed the container away from Rukia.

— I don't want you to use your hand. — Ichigo whispered softly kissing Rukia's lips, who was clinging to him. — Just close your eyes, it's your birthday, I have to please you tonight.

— Ichigo… — Rukia whispered before Ichigo grabbed her around the waist and settled her on his legs.

Ichigo made her stand up a bit as he slipped his hand under Rukia's dress, discovering that Rukia seemed to have this night planned better than he did. Ichigo smiled and kissed Rukia very slowly, causing her to open her mouth for him to insert his tongue at the same time his fingers began to caress those lips with the balm.

He felt her shudder and cling to him, the kiss became more intense until again the lack of air made them separate for a moment. Rukia placed her forehead on Ichigo's shoulder, and Ichigo held her firmly by the waist while his other hand caressed those lips more and more shamelessly.

Ichigo heard her gasp, felt her shudder and could feel Rukia's body reacting to his fingers; how her hot fluids mixed with the balm of love when he managed to get them just a little inside her. Rukia's moans were soft as she moved her hips rhythmically as he used his palm to stimulate her further.

The erection between his legs ached in a pleasurable way, he longed to join Rukia but tried to control himself as much as possible. They would have all night to do it.

Rukia moaned Ichigo's name a few more times, hugging him tightly and moving her hips faster as Ichigo continued to stimulate her. They had done it so many times, ever since they started sneaking into each other's room, that he knew well the point at which Rukia was about to cum.

Ichigo didn't stop jerking her off, until he felt her cum in his hand and she moaned his name in his ear. Rukia shivered in Ichigo's arms before giving in to the calm that comes after pleasure, and Ichigo gave her a couple of kisses on the shoulders and lips before removing his hand from between her legs.

He licked his fingers in front of her, tasting the taste she left on his fingers like so many nights before, and Rukia blushed before kissing him in the dirtiest way possible starting to undress him.

When Ichigo gently laid her down on the bed, Rukia only had her headband and stockings on. Rukia's legs were pretty; when she wore stockings, her legs were even prettier.

Rukia tried to take the balm again but Ichigo stopped her and pushed it away from her.

— I've put it on you… that should be enough. — Ichigo whispered, settling between Rukia's legs, giving her small kisses on the lips, neck and chest that bristled at the hot breath.

Rukia nodded, completely blushing but still looking at him.

Ichigo felt Rukia's small hands run from his arms to his shoulders before he entered her. He made it soft but it was unavoidable for him to gasp at Rukia's heat that completely enveloped him with every move they made; being inside his wife always felt so good, but right now he felt even better and he didn't know if it was from the balm or the withdrawal.

Ichigo heard Rukia's moans beneath him, heard her gasp his name and felt her lift her hips and squeeze her legs to make him her prisoner with every move he made. He grabbed her waist with one hand and with the other he grabbed both of Rukia's wrists to hold them tightly against the bed; Rukia moaned and gasped, and her expression of pleasure only made Ichigo thrust into her harder.

He kissed her almost violently and Rukia kissed him back in the same way, she even bit him a little making his lips bleed. Ichigo growled at that, but Rukia seemed really pleased with that reaction and kissed him again just to drink the blood from that wound.

— I bit you... you belong to me... you are mine. — Rukia stated between moans on Ichigo's lips.

— Only yours, my princess.

Rukia pulled him out of her after a moment and settled back on the bed with her back to Ichigo; who didn't hesitate to kiss every available piece of skin before grabbing her hips and re—entering her with a gasp. Rukia started to set the pace at that moment, making Ichigo's gasps grow hoarser and mix with her own.

Ichigo held her tightly, caressing her and leaving marks of his grip on her white skin, until he grabbed Rukia by the neck and made her lean on her own knees. Rukia brought one of her arms up and clung to the back of Ichigo's neck. Ichigo lowered his free hand until caressing those lips, stimulating her with his hand as he rammed into her like that, without giving her any respite, feeling Rukia's back against his chest and hearing her moans getting louder.

At that moment he was in control again and Rukia gave in to the pleasure, felt her shudder, heard her gasp and the louder the gasps the more aggressive he became in his thrusts. He kissed her and this time it was his turn to bite into her lips before making the same possessive statement on her.

— I bit you... You're mine, my love. — Ichigo gasped before licking the blood from that wound and kissing her again while holding her so they wouldn't separate.

— I'm yours, my prince… only yours — Rukia's answer came between gasps on Ichigo's lips, opening her mouth letting him insert his tongue and taste her saliva again.

Ichigo growled his wife's name, and Rukia only asked him to be more aggressive, not to stop, and to bite her again. Ichigo gave in to what Rukia asked, panting and listening as their bodies came together over and over again with an obscene and exciting sound that enveloped them in a frenzy that came to an end.

Rukia finished before him and Ichigo didn't resist the movement of Rukia's hips much longer and finished right after her; feeling how he was abandoning himself to the pleasure inside his wife at that moment, just as Rukia was abandoning herself to the pleasure he gave her.

Both felt how the pleasure reached its highest point and then fell until they were both exhausted, sweaty and satisfied, lying on the bed and trying to catch their breath that they lacked at that moment.

Hello everyone!

My internet service keeps failing, luckily I came to visit my family and got hung up on their internet service. I hope that they fix it soon so that there is not so much waiting between the chapters, while I will continue writing them and so when I have the internet again, I can translate them.

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