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Bound Honor	By : SirynsMagick Category: Bleach > AU - Alternate Universe Views: 3782 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer:
I don't own Bleach or any part of the franchise. Bleach is owned and
created by Kubo Tite-sensei. I make no money from this what so ever.

This
first night of travel had not been a peaceful one. The group had
made camp, in a clearing near a small stream, just before night laid
upon them. After they had eaten their meal, prepared by Izuru, they
agreed to take shifts to keep watch so those who weren't could sleep.

Midway
through the night all sound in the surrounding forest ceased. Renji,
who was on watch at the time, was immediately alert and at attention
and unsheathed his zanpakutou, Zabimaru.

The
sound of a blade being unsheathed woke, the ever battle hungry,
Ikkaku, whose movements woke Izuru, who proceeded to wake Yumichika
and Ichigo. The forest was far too quiet and silence reigned.

The
unnatural stillness was broken by the shrill roar of several hollows
not far from their camp and approaching fast. Not long after two such
beasts attacked from one side as two more attacked from another.
Ichigo, Renji, and Ikkaku each took on one beast, while Izuru and
Yumichika took on the remaining hollow together. It took less than
two minutes to dispatch all the hollows but the battle had left them
without usable food supplies.

“Damnit!”
Renji cursed taking inventory of all that was destroyed.

Ichigo
looked at his step-brother. “We can get more water from the
stream and we'll need to fish for breakfast in a few hours.”
Ichigo pointed out. “We'll need to catch enough for all of
tomorrows meals and make our way to Jyuugoban to restock what we
lost.”

“It's
a little out of our way but its the closest town with a market thats
still close to our route, kinda” Ikkaku chimed in.

“Then
thats where we'll go.” Renji responded.

“I'll
take my watch early, Renji,” Izuru said quietly. “I won't
get any more sleep anyway.”

“At
daybreak Ikka and I will catch breakfast while you guys pack up the
horses.” stated Yumichika.

“Alright,”
Ichigo responded.”Lets get some more rest.”

¤§¤§¤

After
breakfast they mounted up and continued to ride until they had
reached Jyuugoban, eating lunch while they rode toward their
destination.

While
in Jyuugoban many of the local men hit-on Yumichika thinking him a
woman, the rest of the group thought this was hilarious. However when
one man attempted to fondle Yumichika and found her to be a him, a
fight ensued. This fight led to an unconscious man being left in the
road and a pristine looking Yumi continuing on with his shopping.

Not
two hours after leaving Jyuugoban were they attacked again by another
pack of hollows.

“Ichigo,”
Renji panted, resting his blade on his shoulder, after taking care of
the last hollow in the recent attack pack. “You have got
to put a stopper on that leakin' reiatsu of yours. Your like a
freakin' beacon for every hollow within 10 kilometers!”

“I'm
trying
alright!” Ichigo growled back.

“Now,
now,” Izuru tried to stop the impending fight.

“Well
try
a little harder, baka!!” Renji yelled into Ichigo's face.

“Here
we go,” Ikkaku to a seat on a nearby boulder and sighed
exasperated.

“Do
you thin...” Ichigo's remark was cut off by Yumichika as he
placed a silver necklace, with five large stones on a long, connected
pendant, around Ichigo's neck. “What the hell!? Yumi?!”

Yumichika
handed him two matching silver bracelets. “Put those on each
wrist,” he said pointing a manicured finger at the jewelry in
Ichigo's hand. “They'll limit the amount of reiatsu you
dispense into the environment, so that you won't attract so many
hollows. They're also quite beautiful.”

Ichigo,
and the others, chose to ignore his last sentence.

“Um,
thanks,” Ichigo said, though still scowling at the jewelry.

“Don't
mention it.”

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The
next three days were filled with the banter between friends and
continued travel towards their destination, Hueco Mundo's main
palace, Las Noches.

On
this night all was not well with the two step-brothers. Both were
becoming increasingly restless as they approached the border to the
lands ruled by the Emperor Aizen of Hueco Mundo as they got further
away from their home in the Kingdom of Karakura. They would soon no
longer be in their homelands.

Ichigo
was unable to sleep and so crept out from his bedroll and made his
way down to a nearby creek to get a drink and wash his face.

“Hey,”
Renji said quietly as he emerged from the shadow, startling Ichigo.

“Jeeze
man!” Ichigo exclaimed quietly.

“Woah,
sorry,” Renji whispered putting his hands up in a placating
fashion. “Didn't mean to scare ya.”

“'s
okay,” Ichigo said before returning to wiping his face. An
uneasy silence followed. “Renji...” he paused not really
sure how to say what he wanted to. “Remember when we were ten
nd oyaji took all
to visit Kuchikigoku?”

“Yeah,”
Renji looked slightly annoyed at his own memories. “Stick-up-his-ass
holier-than-thou and his little demonic sister with the fist of
freakin iron. How could I forget?” He absently rubbed the side
of his head. “I still have the lump from her last hit and it's
been over six years!”

Ichigo
chuckled at that. “That petite woman does hit harder than most
grown men.” They out right laughed for a moment. “But
that wasn't what I was talking about from then.”

“So
what then?” Renji asked moving to sit on a stone next to
Ichigo.

“I
was remembering what you said after Byakuya suggested arranging a
marriage between me and that demon.” Ichigo smiled at the
memory and Renji's slightly red face and wide eyes.

±|±
Flashback
±|±

The
Kurosaki household plus Renji and his mother sat at a large
rectangular table in a rather plain but grand dining hall in the
Kuchiki main house on said families estate.

Kuchiki
Rukia and her elder brother, King Kuchiki Byakuya, sat near and at
the head of the table with Kurosaki Isshin sitting to the left of
Byakuya and Ichigo and Renji next to him in that order.

Byakuya's
eyebrow twitched at the argument going on across the dinner table
between the two red-heads and his sister.

“Kissama!!”
Rukia exclaimed, rising from her seat.

Byakuya
had had enough of this noise and so decided to end it in his typical
noble fashion. “Rukia,” he began calmly, “such
language and behavior is not befitting of a lady of your station.”

Ichigo,
Renji, and Shiro all scoffed at the notion of Rukia being a lady.

“Gomen-nasai,
nii-sama,” came Rukia's quiet reply.

Byakuya
nodded his acceptance of the apology and turned his attention toward
his quest and mentor. “Isshin-san, may we perhaps discuss a
possible arrangement of marriage between Rukia and your youngest
son?”

Ichigo,
who by this time wa trying to eat the delicacies present on the many
plates set before him, began choking. Renji who had taken a sip of
his nectar, spewed the liquid onto the pristine white cloth covering
the large table. Kaien and Shiro were trying, and failing miserably,
to stifle their laughter.

Renji
stood outraged. “He's not marrying her!”
he yelled. “He's marrying me!!”

And
silence rang clear from Kuchikigoku all the way to Karakura at this
declaration. Kaien and Shiro could no longer even hope to subdue
their laughter.

“Now,
Byakuya-kun,” Isshin interceded over his eldest sons raucous
laughter. “It's up to my sons who they will marry. It is not
my decision to make for them.”

A
minute ticked by slowly before a simple 'I see' was spoken by the
stoic King.

±|±
End
of Flashback
±|±

“If
I remember correctly, you declared clearly that you were going to be
the one to marry me.” Ichigo said leaning forward to prop his
head on his hands while his elbow pressed against his thigh.

Renji
sat, looking at the water flowing by, thankful for the darkness that
hid his face. He was certain his face could set the forest on-fire
as hot as it had become.

“That
was along time ago, Ichigo.” Renji said after a few moments.

“But
you were serious.” Ichigo deadpanned in return. Renji nodded
his affirmation. “And if thats true then you were in love with
me then and I am sure you still are in love with me now.”

Renji's
head shot up so he could stare at Ichigo. He then looked away. “Does
it matter?” Renji sighed. “It doesn't matter anymore,
now does it?...” he trailed off after saying those words.

“Yes,”
Ichigo sighed heavily. “Look. We're about to marry a man
neither of us want to, Ren. Both of us have someone else we love.

“Who?”
Renji asked Ichigo with his brows furrowed as anger made its way to
the surface.

Ichigo
just learned over and kissed Renji softly on the cheek. “Baka,”
he whispered. “Who'd you think it could be?”

Renji
wrapped his arms around Ichigo and pulled him closer and kissed him
deep and passionately.

After
several blissfully long moments of passionately kissing each other
breathless, they parted for air.

A
polite cough kept them from going in to continue the explorations of
each others mouth. They quickly stood up and turned to find a
frowning Ikkaku, a cheerful Yumichika, and a brightly blushing Izuru
watching them.

“Four
dys,” Yumichika smiled happily. “I won. “ Then he
turned and left a sputtering Ikkaku and a very red faced Izuru to
follow.

The
red heads just stared nd gawked. 'They had bet on us getting
together.'

They
returned to camp where and angry Ikkaku had taken his place for watch
and Yumichika and Izuru were returning to their bedrolls to sleep for
the rest of the night.

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