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Sakura Petals and Fairies	By : Zarakiswolf Category: Bleach > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 1518 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: Tite Kubo owns Bleach and it's characters. I own my OCs. This story is written for entertainment purposes only. I do not get paid for writing it.

Chapter List
- 1-One
- 2-Two
- 3-Three
- 4-Four
- 5-Five
- 6-Six
- 7-Seven
- 8-Eight
- 9-Nine
- 10-Ten
- 11-Eleven
- 12-Twelve
- 13-Thirteen
- 14-Fourteen
- 15-Fifteen
- 16-Sixteen
- 17-Seventeen
- 18-Eighteen
- 19-Nineteen
- 20-Twenty
- 21-Twenty One
- 22-Twenty Two
- 23-Twenty Three
- 24-Twenty Four
- 25-Twenty Five
- 26-Twenty Six
- 27-Twenty Seven
- 28-Twenty Eight
- 29-Twenty Nine
- 30-Thirty
- 31-31
- 32-Thirty Two
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Byakuya is still sleeping when I rise for my appointment. I give him a gentle kiss on the forehead. He feels a tiny bit warm, so I go find Doc. "I think he may be ill." I say gently when I find her.
"You noticed that too, hmm? I'll take a look at him when he wakes. Don't worry. Are you going out?" Doc asks, sipping her tea.
"I have an appointment with Captain Kotetsu. She's going to check the baby and make sure he or she is healthy." I say as I sit down and take some toast and a glass of milk. I quickly add bacon and a pear to my plate as well.
"Oh, how exciting. How are you feeling? Any more nausea trouble?"
"Not today. Well, at least not yet. Hopefully not anymore."
"Good, glad to hear it. You're eating very well too. I'm sure the baby will be healthy. What does your gut tell you you're having?"
I think for a moment. "I believe it will be a boy. I'm not sure why. I'm hoping for a girl though."
She smiles at me. "I'm just hoping for a healthy baby, no matter the gender."
I smile and nod. "Me too."
I finish eating and get back to my feet. "I should wait for him, I suppose, but I really think he's ill."
"Don't worry. I'm going to check in on him. Go to your appointment."
I nod, forgetting for a moment exactly why he was going to go with me.
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I walk through the market district after my appointment, smiling and lost in thought. I want to to surprise Byakuya with the gender. I'm not sure how he will respond to the news. I hope he will be pleased, no matter what gender it is. Captain Kotetsu said the baby looks very healthy and right on schedule to be born in April. That would be lovely, I think. I enter a shop that advertises cute outfits for infants. I stop dead in my tracks, staring at the man at the counter who is speaking to the clerk.
"So you haven't seen a girl with white hair and two braids come in here?" Tayashi growls.
"No! Pregnancies are rare in the Seireitei and I'd recognize a girl with that description!" the clerk pleads.
"If you see her, you come find me. I'm staying in the Squad 7 barracks with a friend of mine named Sanishi."
I turn and flee, getting into the crowds as much as possible. I need to get this information to someone who can capture him. I glance over my shoulder and meet his eyes. He's smirking as he follows me. "You can run but you can't hide, Nanami." he calls out.
I start thinking as I run. I'm closest to Squad 5's barracks. Can I find safety there? I have to try. I can't give up. I can't stop running or my life and the life of this child will be forfeit. I can do this. I take a sharp right and head for squad 5. To my surprise, Momo is coming toward me. "Momo!" I yell, my voice shaky with the fear I feel.
"Nanami! What's wrong?" she says, instantly alarmed.
"I need help! Please! I need you to hide me for awhile! And I need Captain Fon." I gasp, grabbing her arm and pulling her back toward her barracks. I guide her into the office, where Captain Hirako is sleeping on the couch, and lock the doors, pulling the blinds.
"Nanami, what's the matter? I've never seen you so panicked." Momo says gently, guiding me to a comfortable bean bag chair and helping me sit.
"Tayashi. He was in the market. He was following me!" I whimper before I break down crying, the adrenaline in my veins finally ebbing out.
"What's all the racket?" Captain Hirako grumbles, opening one of his eyes.
"Captain, I must stay here with Nanami. She's taken a bad fright. Could you please alert Captain Fon that Nanami needs to speak to her regarding the fugitive she's after?" Momo says, pulling me to rest my head on her shoulder and patting my back gently.
Captain Hirako sits up and stares at me with a serious look. "So you're Byakuya's wife, huh? Well, I've heard rumors but never saw you before. You're a pretty little thing, for someone so chubby."
Momo glares at him. "She's pregnant, Captain! Nanami, please excuse him. He thinks with the brain in his nether regions instead of the one in his head."
"Oh no! Pregnancy scares me. Women get all emotional and shit." he grumbles.
"Captain Hirako, please! I need Captain Fon here! Now!" I yell.
He eyes me again, his eyebrow raised. "Alright already. Should I get your husband too?"
"No, Captain. Uhm...Captain Kuchiki is in the infirmary being treated for a high fever. He'll be fine, I'm sure. I saw Orihime headed there with Yumichika earlier." Momo says. "Don't worry. I'm sure he'll be just fine. It's probably nothing serious."
"Renji. Get him here, please. I'll need an escort home, after I finish speaking to Captain Fon." I say, leaning back into the chair.
"Oh man. You're really that useless that you can't take care of your own troubles, huh? Fine, I'll get Renji for you."
I get to my feet and shake my head. "Nevermind. Forget it. Momo, thank you for bringing me in for a little. I think I should go straight home." I sigh.
"Nanami, don't mind him. He's just-"
"Momo, it's ok. He's right. I've been hiding behind my husband too long. I...I have to learn to stand my ground."
*****Byakuya POV****
My eyes open in an unfamiliar setting, yet it's too familiar. A private room in the infirmary. Why am I here? The last memory I have is falling asleep with Nanami last night, I assume. I sit up slowly and am knocked back by a yellow dome. An all too familiar yellow dome.
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm almost done healing you. You had a bit of a fever." Orihime says gently from my left.
"A fever?"
"Yes, sir. Uhm, you had a bit of water in your lungs. I think it's safe to say it was beginning to turn to pneumonia."
Pneumonia? Water? I think back. Perhaps training with Nanami four days ago. She had trapped me in a ball of her water unexpectedly, causing me to take a breath at the wrong time. That had been a mistake. She had been quick to release her shikai and apologize, of course. Perhaps that explains why I've felt so out of sorts. I had thought, as Nanami had hinted, that it was simply overworking myself.
"Captain Kuchiki, it's good to see you're awake. That was a pretty high fever you had when you were brought in." Isane Kotetsu says, entering the room with a gentle knock.
"So I've heard." The dome falls right as an alarm is sounded. I sigh and get to my feet, pulling on the uniform someone has brought for me. Isane takes my arm, much to my dismay.
"Byakuya, are you listening? Stay here. It's a medical emergency. There's been a fight in the Seireitei close to the squad 5 barracks."
"I fail to see why I should-"
"They said her name. Nanami was injured." Orihime says, her voice wavering.
I feel the blood drain from my face but I refuse to allow fear to control my mind. "Isane and Orihime, I will hold you to saving her life. If you cannot save the child..."
"Wait here. And don't put your cart before the horse." Isane chides me gently before running, the human girl following quickly.
****Nanami POV****
Tayashi strikes me again with his sword, it being little more than a wakazashi. He has cut me several times, but they are not deep. However, it is agonizing. "You're pathetic, Nanami. Just like always. Your mother would've been better just killing you in her womb." he says.
"Perhaps." I agree, though not seriously.
"I'll do your baby the favor. I'll kill it and let you live. You'd make a terrible mother. You couldn't even protect it, since you can't protect yourself, you stupid bitch."
I wince as he manages to cut my cheek, but I grab his arm. "Ripple, Mizu yōsei!" I say rather viciously. Instead of the water laying on the ground, it wraps around him. However, strangely, it is not paralyzing him. He's laughing.
"You think you're the only one who can use water? How stupid!" he screams before turning my water on me. His sword must be a water type! I take a deep breath before I'm surrounded. The sphere of water tightens on me though, squeezing.
"You see, Nanami, any time there's water, I can control it. I can crush my victim with it." he laughs, his blue eyes filled with evil. "I'm going to crush the air out of your lungs. Hey, I might crush you enough that that baby will pop out like a cork. Surely it won't be far enough along to survive."
The water tightens on me and I scream, unable to do anything with the pressure collapsing on me. The water turns cold suddenly though and shatters around me as it becomes ice. I'm caught in a strong pair of arms. "Rangiku, take her to squad four. Most of these cuts are shallow but there are a few deep ones that need immediate attention." Captain Hitsugaya says, handing me to Rangiku.
"Not going to happen, Captain. She is going to die. I'm going to kill the mutt in her belly first. I'll let her watch me destroy it completely." Tayashi snarls.
"You will not touch her any more. You should be ashamed of harming a woman obviously weaker than yourself. How utterly pathetic."
"Captain...he's...fugitive. Tay...ashi." I cough, grabbing his haori weakly.
He glances at me and gives me a small nod. "Thank you. I'll make sure he's captured. You need to go now, Nanami. You've done enough for now."
Rangiku sends a Hell butterfly ahead of us before she starts running with me. "You just hang in there, Nanami." she orders me.
I can't tell her that the jostling of her running is hurting me. I know she can't help it. Byakuya is going to be furious with me. The pain overwhelms me finally and I lose consciousness.
****Byakuya POV****
Nanami is brought into the room finally and I see she's not injured as terribly as I had expected. Isane closes the door and removes Nanami's uniform, making a tsking noise with her tongue. "I think whoever did this was trying to make her suffer." she sighs.
I glance at my wife and understand. "Death by a thousand cuts?"
"I think. I count twenty seven shallow cuts and five deeper ones, three on her right forearm and two on the left. They look like defensive wounds, honestly. From what Lieutenant Matsumoto said, the man responsible was trying to kill the baby."
I feel my anger rise. "Was he caught?"
"Captain Hitsugaya was in battle with him."
"I see."
"She's having trouble breathing. I don't understand why." she says, placing a mask over Nanami's nose and mouth. "Stay with her. I'll ask the Lieutenant if she has any idea."
As Isane leaves, I take a seat in the chair beside the bed. I can see, very faintly, some bruising on her chest, as if there was pressure on it. It's probably not noticeable to anyone but me, as it's barely darker than her skin, but it's there. I glance down at her belly and notice no wounds. It occurs to me that the wounds on her arms are likely from protecting the life inside her. I have faith that she will be alright, but I will put my foot down. She will not be going anywhere alone again.
Isane comes back and sighs. "This is going to be a long recovery without Orihime's help, I'm afraid. The man who attacked her is able to use her water. He was using it to crush her. Which explains the breathing problems."
A gentle knock on the door and Orihime comes in. "Sorry, I got a little lost looking for the restrooms. I can get her fixed up in a jiffy, don't worry." she says.
"Can you tell if the baby has been harmed?" I ask her.
"Oh, of course I can."
"Orihime, if you're able to tell what it is, don't tell him. Nanami wanted to tell him herself this morning." Isane says quickly.
"She's been to see you this morning already? I thought her appointment was later this afternoon?" I ask.
"No, she came early, claiming she was too excited to wait."
"I see. I suppose I can understand. She's been pretty high spirited lately."
"That's good. I know she does everything she possibly can to make you happy. I don't think she worries about herself being happy, you know."
"Yes, I'm aware. I keep trying to get her to focus on her own happiness but she keeps telling me that me being happy makes her happy." I sigh.
"She's very in love with you...sometimes I wonder if it isn't a bit of worship in a sense." Isane frowns.
"I've often wondered the same. She's utterly devoted to you." Orihime says gently.
"I do not understand why she is so, though I try to be good to her."
Nanami begins coughing, a small bit of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth. Orihime moves fast, her healing dome surrounding Nanami. For a few moments she's quiet but she lets out a relieved sigh. "Only Nanami is injured. The baby is perfectly fine, other than a case of hiccups."
"Is that normal?" I ask.
"Oh, yes. It's perfectly normal. Don't worry." Isane laughs.
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I wait patiently for Nanami to wake. Orihime finished healing her a few moments ago. Isane removed the oxygen mask from her face and left with the girl, telling me as soon as Nanami wakes, she's free to go. Nanami's eyes open finally and she glances around until meeting my eyes. "You are in so much trouble with me, Nanami." I hiss without thinking.
"I thought I would be." she says before sitting up. "I'm sorry. I never thought he'd try to kill me in broad daylight with so many people around."
"You were wrong! You put not only your life but the life of our child in danger!"
She flinches. "I...will stay home for the duration of the pregnancy, if you would prefer that." she offers.
I stand and step closer to her, leaning down with my hands on either side of her until my nose touches hers. "You will not go anywhere without me from now on. I will not prevent you from working but you will not leave my sight. Not even when we are home. Do you understand me?"
"Yes, Master. I understand. Please forgive me." she says quietly.
"I will punish you when we get home. I've been ordered to take the day off to attend to you." I stand back up and turn my back to her.
"I'm out of your sight with your back to me, Captain." she points out.
"Indeed you are. How very quick you are to point that out. Are you trying to get out of your punishment, Nanami?" I ask her coolly.
"Not at all. I deserve it, Captain. You are right, I took a terrible risk today. It is inexcusable."
"Get dressed and come along."
"May I ask a favor?"
"It depends."
"Well...I wanted to go shopping earlier. That's how Tayashi found me. I wanted to buy something for the baby and...for you too."
I turn back to face her. "Tayashi? That is who fought you?"
She nods.
My fury at her rises even more. "Not today. No shopping today. Probably not tomorrow either. I am furious with you, Nanami."
She grows pale but nods. "I understand. I thought they had told you. I'm sorry." She gets to her feet and gets dressed in her uniform before putting her sandals on. She doesn't look me in the eye, simply comes to a heel at my side. "I am ready, Master."
****Nanami POV****
I feel his rage. It is like being followed by an icy wind. He is not going to let me off easy and I am not going to ask him too either. I was stupid for taking such a risk today. Extremely stupid. I am no match for anyone above my station and, quite frankly, I don't believe I'm a match for anyone lower than my tenth seat position. I am weak and hesitate far too much. I could have been killed earlier. I'm an idiot.
As we enter the manor, it's strangely quiet. I look at the clock and realize it's mid afternoon, so the elders are likely napping or taking tea. Byakuya grabs my arm and pulls me to our bedroom. He locks the door behind us before turning to me. "Remove your uniform, Nanami." he orders. I blush but quickly remove it, folding it as I go. He brushes by me and sits on the edge of the bed. "Come here and lay your belly across my legs. I am furious, Nanami, and since this is a serious violation of my expectations of you, I am going to spank you. Hopefully it will teach you a lesson." His voice is like ice.
I follow his instruction, stretching myself across his legs, putting my small bump between them so I'm comfortable. "I understand, Master." I say quietly, hoping to calm him.
"Do you really? Or are you trying to make me soften the blows?" he asks.
"I understand that I selfishly put my life in danger and by extension that of our baby. I understand that you are furious because I acted stupidly, knowing full well I was unable to fight him. I understand that I deserve this punishment."
My hand fists in the bedsheet as the first smack to my rear hits home. I do not cry out, though I want to. It hurts though not as bad as being stabbed. I bite my lip as he does it again. The third strike wrings a whimper from me. The fourth brings tears and the final fifth strike makes me scream. My entire bottom feels as though he's set it on fire.
"You may rise. Go put your robe on and then you will lay down and sleep." he says angrily.
"Yes, sir." I whimper, hurrying to fetch my robe from the chest at the end of the bed. The silk does nothing to soothe the sting. It seems to aggravate it. I lay down on my side but he pushes me onto my back. I wince.
"You will lay on your back. I want you to remember how this feels, Nanami. If you ever take such a risk again, I will double the amount of strikes. Do you hear me?"
"Yes! I'm sorry for my behavior. Please don't hate me." I cry. Tears fall quickly from my cheeks
To my surprise, he kisses the tears from my cheeks. "I do not hate you but I am angry, Nanami. Beyond angry."
"I understand." I whimper softly, choking back a sob. His arm holds me against his body and he kisses me gently.
"Do not cry. I will not punish you any further today. I am proud of you for trying to stand your ground for once, Nanami, just please don't do so without me next to you again."
"I promise."
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It's been three days since Tayashi attacked me. From my understanding, Captain Hitsugaya captured him and he is in a lower level of the Nest, locked in tightly. I'm currently sitting at my desk and completing the few reports that need done. Byakuya is at his desk, signing off the reports I've already completed and setting them in stacks depending on their destinations. "Nanami." he says finally.
"Yes?"
"Would you care to deliver these with me? You mentioned you were trying to shop the other day and I am in the mood for a walk."
"You don't have to take me shopping, Captain, but I'd be happy to deliver these reports with you. My legs could use a stretch."
"It would make me happy to see what you intended to buy for our child, Nanami."
I blush. "I can't show you yet. You'd have to wait outside the shops, Captain. I wish to surprise you."
"I believe I've told you I do not care for surprises, but I will agree to that, so long as you do not leave the store without me."
"Of course I wouldn't. I have learned my lesson, Captain."
He stands and brings his stacks of reports with him. "Come along. It is pretty warm today so I'd like to avoid the market district during the usual after work crowds. We shall go there first." I follow him and, in a rare fit of cheekiness, I wrap my arm around his free one. He doesn't shake me off, which is wonderful. I had assumed he would, as he hasn't been very affectionate since the other day. Maybe he's slowly forgiving me.
****Byakuya POV****
I stand patiently as I wait for Nanami to return from the store she's chosen. It's taken much urging by me to get her to go shopping. I feel as though she's still punishing herself for the other day. I am over my anger at her. She has been compliant with my orders of not letting her out of my sight. In fact, she won't even venture to use the toilet without me coming with her. I believe she realizes just how much trouble she is in. A gentle hand grabs my own and I realize Nanami has returned. She looks tired, I notice. "Are you hungry?" I ask her.
"I could eat a bite, I think." she says, giving me a tired smile.
"I have one more stack to deliver then we shall eat. How does that sound?"
"Fair enough. Lead away, Captain."
I guide her to the squad nine barracks, where Captain Muguruma is training with his new recruits. I wait patiently as he finishes before walking over to me. "Captain Kuchiki, good morning." He greets me gruffly. He glances down. "This your wife?"
"Indeed, it is."
"Good morning to you as well, ma'am. Heard you got into a scrap the other day. You don't look too banged up, other than the obvious wounded pride. Keep training and you'll learn to not get your backside handed to you."
Nanami blushes and mumbles a thank you.
"Byakuya, I feel I need to give you a warning. There's been word in the city that that Hayate bitch has spies on your home. Be careful." he says into my ear.
"Thank you. I will look into it and be careful. Good day, Captain." I say before guiding Nanami back out.
She walks at a more sedate pace so I slow myself for her. Being slow bothers me immensely but I can see it in her eyes that she is tired. She hasn't slept well for two nights. I will try to get her to sleep tonight. "What are you in the mood to eat, Nanami?" I ask her calmly.
"I'm craving fruit." she says, the pink tinge coming to her cheeks. "But you go wherever you want! Don't worry about me. I can eat anything about now."
"Nanami, I didn't ask what I wanted, I asked what you wanted. If you'd like some fruit, I know a little cafe that makes fruit salad here in the Seireitei. Let's go there." I say softly.
"That sounds wonderful."
"When are you going to tell me the gender of our child?"
She giggles and shakes her head. "After we eat. I can't keep it a secret much longer or I'll spontaneously combust."
"We can't have that. If you combust I shall have to wander alone for the rest of my life."
"You poor thing."
****Nanami POV****
Byakuya watches me as I eat. There's a smile on my face as I put a piece of mango in my mouth. I've gotten the fruit salad he suggested and a sweetened rice ball as well. He doesn't seem too happy with my food choices, but he makes no complaint. When he finishes his spicy curry, I smile at him. He raises his eyebrow. "What are you doing, Nanami?"
"Looking at my good looking husband." I answer quickly before slapping a hand over my mouth.
A pink tint rises in his cheeks and he gives a mild cough. "I think you've eaten too much sugar."
"That...is a possibility, but at least fruit is healthy." I say quietly.
"Indeed. Are you still tired?"
"A bit but not as tired. I think this extra weight will take getting used to. I'm not eating any more than normal but I am drinking more."
"You need to eat more than your bird portions for the child. And for your own body, Nanami. You are too skinny for how far into this pregnancy you are." he chastises me gently. "I would be remiss to not point out you have only gained five pound and Captain Kotetsu says you should have gained ten by now."
I blush and sigh. "I don't wish to get fat and dishonor your image."
Now he frowns. "I do not care if you are a little more plump, Nanami. I also do not care what anyone else thinks. You are beautiful, but far too worried about the opinions of others."
"But if I eat more, I will get more than plump, my love. I will get fat and my belly will become huge and you shall have to roll me like a ball to be able to go anywhere with me. Surely you don't wish to be laughed at?"
"I think you're being silly. Pregnancy is beautiful on you, Nanami. You have more color."
I kick the bag toward him gently. "Open your surprise." I say, not looking at him.
He takes my hand instead. "Not until you tell me what's bothering you."
"The hearing is coming up quickly. I would be lying if I said I am not nervous to face my step mother and speak about what she allowed to happen to me. I...wish you could come with me. Being near you makes me have a bit more courage than normal."
He looks at me very seriously. "I will inquire with the head captain if it's possible. Perhaps, given your current condition, it will be allowable if we can get Captain Kotetsu to confirm that you take dizzy spells."
I blush. "She told you?"
Now he frowns. "She told me nothing. Is it true?"
"Yes. It seems to be only when I'm on my feet for long periods. I didn't wish to worry you with such a small complaint."
"What did she tell you to remedy it?"
"She recommended seeing if it gets worse, drinking more water and, if it does get worse, she believes working from home in bed is my best treatment."
"I see. So when you claimed you were tired earlier, you weren't being completely truthful, were you?"
"Not exactly. I am tired though. This little one seems to sap my energy." I smile at him. "Open. The excitement is killing me."
He gives me a small smile before bringing the bag to his lap. As he opens it, his eyes widen. "Does this mean...?"
"Yes, darling." I smile at him before he kisses my hand.
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