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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
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"Nanami, I must protest this fight. You do not have anything to prove to anyone. You-" Kimi snaps. It's the last dinner I will eat before the fight, possibly my last one in the manor.
"Elders, this is my decision. If I do not take this fight, I will forever have to hide behind my husband in fear. I will never be respected as the head of the Hayate clan and as the wife of the head of the Kuchiki clan. I need to do this to gain my inner peace." I say softly before sipping my tea.
"And what if you lose? What will your children do without their mother? What will your husband do without his wife?" Granny demands, her words laced with fury.
"I won't lose. The last fight I had with him he ran away."
"He was heavily injured by Captain Zaraki at the time though." Byakuya says astutely.
"Please, have some faith in me. I would not have issued this challenge if I didn't believe I could win."
"And if he poisons you?"
"I will be fine. My body is pretty resistant to most poisons so I will be able to finish the fight without difficulty."
"Are you certain?"
I nod, taking the last bite of my calamari. "I'm certain."
He sighs, giving me a rather sad look. "Then I will not try to stop you. Come, we must talk in my office. Perhaps I can give you some more battle tactics that will be useful tomorrow."
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Byakuya holds me as I regain my breath. His "teaching" had been nothing more than demanding I not die before he'd ordered me to take my clothing off and he'd gotten into his dominant mode. Somehow, it feels as though he's saying goodbye without saying it. This saddens me, as it makes me think he has no confidence in my abilities.
"Nanami, I love you. I do not want you to do this. Please don't." he says, rather quietly.
"I must."
"Why? Other than torment you through your brothers, why must you fight him? You never told me what abuse he's done to you during your engagement."
I feel the old habit of needing to clam up and not speak come over me. "I don't want to."
"Then I will demand the fight be cancelled."
"No! Byakuya, stop. Please. You can't-"
"Then tell me what he did. I need to understand why you hate him so much, yet fear him."
I bite my lip and sigh. "I lied to you."
"About what?"
"The scar on the back of my head. Tayashi did that."
"Tell me, Nanami." he demands once more.
"I was young, barely old enough to have begun my monthly cycles. Tayashi came to me while swimming with my brothers. They left me alone with him. At first, everything was fine, we swam quietly, albeit awkwardly together for a little while. Then, when I least expected it, he hit me in the back of the head with a rock. He tried to kill me that day, all while saying he couldn't possibly be tied to someone with such disgusting bloodlines. I can still clearly remember the feel of his hands around my throat and the struggle to breathe. I'm not sure why he didn't kill me, though perhaps he thought he did, as I woke several hours later when father found me. Tayashi is the reason, when we first met, that I was scared of everything you did or said."
His arms tighten around me and I feel his cheek rest on my head. "Why did you hide this?"
"Pride. And I was afraid to put my trust in you. I had trusted Tayashi before that incident and he had gotten close enough to hurt me. Deep down I was convinced that you would hurt me too, one way or another."
"What changed your mind?"
"The first time you told me you loved me. No one except my father had ever told me that before. I heard the sincerity in your voice and, for the first time, I had hope that my nightmares were behind me." I say after lifting my head to look him in the eyes. My hands settle on his cheeks before I kiss him again, pouring all my love into it. His kiss becomes heated again...
****Byakuya POV****
My eyes open and immediately I know that Nanami isn't here. My side has grown cold. I try to rise and find my hands and feet have been tied in a familiar fashion. Nanami learns too fast, it seems. I try to struggle to free my arms, but the knots are tight.
"It would seem that your wife has bested you, Master." I hear Senbonzakura say in my mind.
"So it would seem. I am not so careless."
"She poisoned you, a bit. It will not harm you, she said."
"You let her?"
"I overheard her speaking to her sword. The fairy tried to stop her, but your wife knows you too well."
I feel Nanami's reiatsu rise far off and struggle again. The knots only tighten. "Will you cut me-"
"I will not. You must have faith in your wife. She will beat the man who has tormented her for so long. It is time you stop worrying over her as if she were a child, Master."
****Nanami POV****
I stare Tayashi down, not paying any mind to the crowd roaring in the seats above the training grounds. My mind is completely focused on this fight. Captain Kyoraku and Kenpachi stand between us. Kenpachi eyes me. "You got this? Not gunna chicken out, are you?" he teases.
"I wouldn't shame your image like that, Captain." I reply, though I do not smile.
His hand settles on my shoulder and he bends down a bit. "You can do this. You woulda beat him that day the twins were born. You got the same look in your eye that Harmona used to get. Don't stop. Don't hesitate. Hurt him for every hurt he's ever done to you."
I nod. "I won't stop until he's dead."
To my surprise, he gives me a one armed hug. "Where is your husband?" he whispers.
"I...may have tied him to the bed so he couldn't interfere?" I start giggling and suddenly can't stop. I realize this is a bit of hysterics. He pats my head gently and slowly, I retake the calmness I had earlier. "Sorry." I mumble.
"For what? You didn't do anythin' wrong yet. But get your head in the fight. It's about to start."
He releases me and steps back. Captain Kyoraku steps forward, waving Kenpachi to the stands. My brother leaves me calmly. Shunsui, however, seems unsettled. "Nanami, this is your last chance to back out of this fight."
"I will not." I say resolutely.
He sighs. "I've explained the rules to him already. This is a fight to the death. If you choose not to kill him, you lose by default and will be stripped of your status in the guard squads....and banished. Like wise to him. Same deal if anyone steps in to stop the fight to save you. If you are banished, central forty six will place an order that Byakuya will..."
I wait for a moment. "Byakuya will what?"
"Byakuya will be given full custody of your children and they will be forbidden from seeing you ever again. Him too."
I refuse to panic. Instead, I take a few deep breaths. "I can do this and I will. I don't care how much pain I'm put through, I will kill that man."
He nods. "Then...you may begin."
He uses shunpo to get out of the way and Tayashi immediately strikes at me. I bring my sword up to defend myself. This fight will be for my life, quite literally. I cannot lose, for my sake and the sake of the family I've created.
****Byakuya POV****
I can't get these knots loose. I've tried everything, even burnt myself trying to use kido. This woman has learned to tie knots far too well. Senbonzakura refuses to follow my orders to release me, which is very frustrating. Nanami is far more calculating than she's ever let on before.
A scratching from the window behind me makes me tense, knowing this could be an attack and I am unable to do anything about it. I hear it creak open and a dull thud before there is the soft sound of clicking on the floor. One of my hands is suddenly free, quickly followed by the other. A flash of blue darts by me and frees my feet. "Harmona?" I say, already knowing the answer.
The girl shifts and I am quite startled. The last time I had seen her, she looked like a five year old child. That had been a short six months ago. Now she looks nearly ten. "Don't ask. I won't tell you." she warns, seeing my gaze on her. She sits on the bed between my feet. "Central forty six made a rule. If you interfere, Nanami will be banished and you will be forbidden to contact her for the rest of her life. The kids won't be allowed to either."
"Why was such a rule made?"
"They claim she is weak and they want her to prove her worth. Dad said they called her a damsel in distress."
"Why did you come here, Harmona?"
"So you can go see her win this fight. You are her worst doubter."
"I do not doubt she can win."
She sneezes. "You know, I can smell it when someone lies. Why don't you go watch. I'll go with you so you don't do anything stupid."
"What if you are seen?"
"Mayuri planned for this two days ago. He came to see Dad and gave him something that will erase memories within a one hour time span. I'll use it if I'm seen before fleeing. Deal?" she holds up a bottle with a disgusting looking green powder in it.
"Deal."
****Nanami POV****
I whimper as Tayashi lands another blow on my arm, but I refuse to submit. He is far bloodier than myself and has begun to resort to trickery. I have kept myself calm, but I am growing tired. I know using my shikai isn't a good idea. I'm contemplating using my bankai. I manage to stab him in the thigh, narrowly missing the artery. He screams angrily and grabs my hair, yanking my head hard enough to strain the muscles. I'm fast to react, stabbing him in the foot, forcing him to release me.
"You bitch!" Tayashi snarls. I back away from him a little, using this small moment to regain some breath. "I should've killed you that day in the pond. I tried like hell, but you just wouldn't stop breathing."
"Guess I'm just a little stubborn and too proud to let a lowlife like you end my life." I shrug.
"Lowlife? That's rich, coming from a half-breed like you." he chuckles softly.
"At least I have a man who loves me. Tell me, does Sanishi love you, or is she just your whore?"
The look of genuine shock crosses his face before it is replaced with fury. "How dare you speak her name, let alone call her a whore?" he spits.
"I've heard whenever you leave her room, she spreads her legs for the other members of squad seven...and some of her favorites from other squads as well." I lie.
He's enraged now, I can tell. He screams in fury as he charges at me again. I wait until the last second before rolling out of the way. I'm quick to turn and slice through one of his Achilles' tendons, bringing him crashing to his knees. He's quick to recover, though, bringing his sword down on my hip, slicing cleanly through until he hits the bone. I scream in pain, making the wound worse by rolling away from it.
"Get up, Noodle! You're gettin' your ass handed to ya!" I hear Kenpachi's command faintly.
I pant, willing the black spots in my eyes to go away. Tayashi has gotten to his feet and is dragging his injured leg behind him. "I'm going to fucking kill you, you little bitch. I'm going to take your head and mount it on a fucking pike so everyone in the Seireitei can see how fucking pathetic you are." he snarls.
I manage to get to my hands and knees before vomitting. The pain is terrible. I need to finish this. I force myself to get to my feet. "Then come and finish it, Tayashi. I am not afraid of you."
He raises his sword and I decide to reveal the secret that only Kenpachi, Tayashi, Byakuya, and myself know. "Bankai! Crash upon the shores, Mizu no yōsei no arekuruu ōkami!" I scream. My water wolf forms between Tayashi and myself, giving me a shield.
"Not afraid of me but using your bankai, huh? That seems to scream fear to me." Tayashi taunts.
"Fuck you, you overgrown disgusting pig. You are a disgrace to the Soul Society. I hate you and this ends here!" I snap, hearing a collective gasp from the audience. I've never sounded so venomous before.
Tayashi throws a jet of water at my wolf but, instead of harming it, my wolf grows bigger as it's absorbed. I swing my sword down and my wolf shoots its own jet of water, hitting Tayashi with it point blank. He screams in agony. I can't look. My eyes fall shut as I lose consciousness. I feel someone catch me and then everything is gone.
****Byakuya POV****
I arrive in time to see Nanami summon her bankai...and hear the unlady-like words fall from her mouth. Harmona, in her wolf form, sits beside me in the shadows of the gate into the training grounds. She won't be spotted, I don't think. Nanami is a mess. She's losing far too much blood. As they exchange water, I must reign in my disgust. Her water must be hotter than I'd ever imagined. Tayashi's body becomes covered in boils and eventually his skin begins melting off. Finally his body drops, a slurry of water, blood and...stomach contents spilling from it. He has been melted, quite literally. Nanami begins to fall and I shunpo to her, catching her before she hits the ground. "Nanami, can you hear me?" I ask her.
There is no response. I check for a pulse and it is weak but still there. Captain Fon alights next to the remains of Tayashi. "He is dead." She calls out. It is silent for a moment before loud cheering deafens me. Her bankai seems to move on it's own and touches it's nose to her hip. The wound is cauterized immediately but she doesn't respond, which worries me. Her bankai dissolves in a cloud of mist, making the air rather hot for a moment.
"Captain Kuchiki, you'll have to let me heal her. She's lost a lot of blood." Isane says from my shoulder.
I lay her flat on the ground and watch as Isane's green kaido surrounds my wife. "Will she survive?" I ask.
"Yes, she'll be fine. Orihime is ill or I'd have her come help me. Maybe when she's feeling better she can do the finishing touches but I can at least get the bleeding stopped and get her stitched up."
Zaraki kneels down on the other side of Nanami. "No more babyin' her. She's proved she can take care of herself now, you know." he says, looking at me critically.
"Indeed, she has." I glance over his shoulder, spotting Harmona retreating. I notice his gaze narrow.
"She's behind me?" he asks quietly.
"She just left. She is still a strange woman...well, child in her case now."
"Who are you two talking about?" Isane asks curiously.
"Nobody you know." Zaraki snaps before getting to his feet. He doesn't move to follow his wife, instead heading in the opposite direction towards Captain Kyoraku.
"Is something wrong?"
"Nothing is wrong, per say. Everything will become clear in a few years. For now, it is a secret that Captain Kyoraku is trying to protect. That is all."
She nods. "Goodness knows we all have our secrets. I'm not sure I'd keep one that pisses Kenpachi off though."
"The man is insane. Everything makes him angry anymore."
****Nanami POV****
When my consciousness returns, I notice the pain has gone. Did I die? If I did, I hope I took Tayashi down with me. I feel good, surprisingly, but there's a bit of tightness with my skin in a few places, as though it's been tied together tightly. There's a warm lump by my side, not big enough to be Byakuya, but not small enough to be my children either. What in the world is it? I open my eyes when a whimper sounds. Blue fur is the first thing I see. "Harmona?" I mumble.
She doesn't give me a response, simply whimpers again. She's not even looking at me but at the door to my room. My eyes travel that way and find Byakuya standing there....Kenpachi is right behind him. "You are not supposed to be here, little wolf." My husband sighs. They step in and Kenpachi closes the door before rounding on my little blue friend. She whimpers and lays down, her tail wagging and her ears laid back.
"You goddamn brat." Kenpachi says quietly before opening his arms. Harmona jumps into them quickly, licking his face. It makes me smile as they tussle a little bit.
"Nanami, how do you feel, my love?" Byakuya asks, sitting beside me and taking my hand gently.
"I'm not in pain. I am a bit confused as to where I am and what happened but, I take it that since you are here, I won the fight?" I reply.
"Indeed. You have proven that you are indeed worthy of your place here in the Gotei Thirteen. I am proud of you." He says before leaning over to kiss me softly.
"How long have I been here?"
"Three days. You've been unconscious for most of it. You woke up half way once or twice, long enough that we knew you would survive, though we were quite worried before that."
"We? We who?"
"Myself and your...brother. Obviously your little wolf friend too."
I glance back down at Kenpachi, who's sitting in the floor with Harmona in his lap. She's a bit big for his lap, but he doesn't seem to mind. Kenpachi is gazing at her fondly, a look I've only seen on his face once or twice with his children. My smile quickly turns to a frown though. "He's not supposed to see her!"
"Do not worry. Mayuri has given her something that she will give him before she leaves. He has agreed to it. She refused to leave your side, though she hid under the bed when anyone but I came in." Byakuya informs me.
Suddenly, it's not a wolf in Kenpachi's lap, but a ten year old child. Harmona hugs him. "Don't be angry. I can see it in your face, you overgrown lug." she teases him.
"I ain't angry. I'm pissed off that you think hidin' from me and lettin' some other bastard raise you is a good idea." he pouts.
"It's not my idea. Shunsui and Akane are raising me. I'm much stronger than I was. I'll be back to kicking your ass in no time but I obviously have to grow up a little bit more."
I giggle, hearing the foul word from her child-like mouth.
"You? Kickin' my ass? Tch. You've got quite an ego now." he ruffles her hair dismissively.
"I miss you. Don't know why I'm telling you this because you won't remember seeing me, but I need to tell you, I guess."
He folds his arms around her. "I miss you too. Your bigger self, anyway. Not too sure about this runt you are now. The kids miss you too. You better be as strong, if not stronger than you were before. I need to kick your ass for all this."
She laughs. "I will be. I'll make you beg for your life cause I'll be stronger than ever and you can't stop me."
Their banter makes me smile. From anyone else, I would think it's abusive but, from these two, I suppose it's probably normal. Byakuya rolling his eyes skyward confirms my suspicions. I grab his hand. "Will you stop worrying over me now?"
"You are my wife. I will always worry over you, though perhaps I will not worry as much as before. Is that a compromise that suits you?"
"Of course."
Shunsui walks in and, seeing what's going on, sighs. "I should've known you wouldn't listen to me and stay home, Squirt." he says to Harmona, who has wrapped herself around Kenpachi's torso as if her life depends on it. Her head rests on his chest, her ear directly over his heart. She gives him a grin but doesn't bother with words. "You don't have much longer, kiddo."
"Shunsui, you better make damn sure she's raised right or I'll kill you without a second thought, understand?" Kenpachi snarls. Harmona moves quicker than my eye can see and I see Kenpachi smack at his arm. "The hell did you just...do?" his eyes drop shut, his body slumping over a bit.
"Go home now, kiddo. I'll take care of him. He won't remember you were here." Shunsui says gently.
"It's not fair!" she snarls, hugging him close once more. "I hate this!"
"I know. I do too, but it must be done. It's only a few more years."
She lifts her face and finally gets to her feet. To my surprise, she comes to hug me and, even more surprising, she hugs Byakuya. "Take care of him, Noodle." she orders me before becoming a wolf and sneaking out of the window.
Shunsui sighs before looking to me with a slight smile. "You look much better than you did. How do you feel?"
"I'd like to go home." I say flatly.
"I think that would be alright. I need to speak to you about a possible promotion though."
"Promotion?"
"Captains Muguruma and Yadomaru only agreed to come back temporarily. I thought maybe you'd like to take one of their positions?"
I blink. "I'm not qualified."
"You are, though. You have a bankai and clearly are able to think on your feet. Your reports, which you forge your husbands name on, I might add, are impecable. You are more than qualified."
I take a few deep breaths. "Let me think about it, please."

****Epilogue****
I follow Kenpachi around for most of the day, keeping him away from his barracks. "Noodle, damn it, I wanna go take a nap." he grouches again.
"Well, I still need your help. You won't tell me what you want for your birthday."
"I want you to tell me where that hour from the day you killed Tayashi went."
"I can't yet. I promise, later tonight I will."
"Why not now!?" he turns on his heel and pins me against the wall, his arms surrounding me like a cage.
"Because it will ruin the surprise for your birthday." I laugh, not at all intimidated by him.
He pouts. "You're a strange woman, you know. You really shoulda became a captain."
"I don't want to work above anyone. I like working with my husband. I'm too shy to give orders."
"Even to him?" he teases, making me blush.
"Remember that one time that you told me my sex life is only Byakuya's business? I'm not going to answer that question."
"You're red, so I already know the answer. When the hell can I go home?"
I glance up at the sun. Luckily, it's time for his surprise party. "Oh, I suppose we can go." I say, faking annoyance...
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I'm sitting with my kids, enjoying the party. Kenpachi keeps glancing at me, a bit angrily. Upon arriving back at his mess hall, everyone had jumped out and screamed happy birthday at him. He didn't seem to care for that. I know what's coming, though, as do his children. Takeshi is sitting with Ichika across the table from me. "Obasan, is it time?" he asks me, quite suddenly.
"It is time." I agree.
I see him signal to someone and suddenly a huge box is wheeled in. After he opens it, Harmona's zanpakuto spirit bursts out, pinning him to the floor. "It has been a long time, Alpha." it says before disappearing. The lights go out, giving everyone time to leave before Kenpachi gets to his feet and goes, rather curiously, to his home.
"Come, Nanami. From the rumors I have heard...and a certain memory I have, you do not want to hear what will start soon." Byakuya says from beside me.
"Yes, I'm sure I don't. I'd much rather hear you." I tease him before shunpo'ing home. He catches me before I get to our bedroom, pinning me to the wall.
"You are a horrid tease, Nanami." he purrs.
"Only for you, my Captain."
His kiss becomes the one I enjoy the most. Twenty two years knowing him and I will never tire of this man. It's like lava is flowing in my veins, as always. "I love you." I groan.
"I love you too, Nanami. I am beyond proud to be your husband." he says, knowing full well that every time he admits this, he will get what he wants.
This is love. I have grown far stronger with it. I have grown so much with my husband's encouragement these last few years and I am finally proud of who I am. I am proud to be Nanami Kuchiki, Madame of the Kuchiki clan and Head of the Hayate Clan. I will continue to grow stronger with him by my side. This is a vow I make.
For now, though, I just want this pleasure.
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