Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. I am making no money from this. Tite Kubo owns all, I'm just playing with them for a while.

AN: For those who don't like reading omake: The newest story in this series is called "Ghost Within Your Eyes," and will begin being posted within a few hours. It's a direct sequel to this story, and starts just after their wedding, which was only a few months after he proposed. Although I will warn you that it's a very angst-filled story, as it deals with more memories of Gin. And as I proudly ship both couples, anyone who likes them both as well, or who liked "For Her Smile," should really like this as well. It is Bya/Ran at heart, although it will take a little while to establish as that. So please try and bear with the Gin/Ran if you don't like them, although from what I remember of reviews for this story, most of you like them or are at least okay with it because of how I write them. With that said, please enjoy this little omake, and I hope you'll like the new story.

Omake: Dignity

Rukia and Orihime chatted over tea as they stood in Orihime's kitchen, making themselves some dinner.. Despite the Winter War being over for years now, Karakura Town was still a hot spot for Hollows, and having Ichigo and his friends, with their high levels of reiatsu, living there, pretty much guaranteed it always would be. Which meant that various Shinigami dropped by randomly, particularly if their careful monitoring of the town suggested anything even slightly odd.

Also, there was the fact that so many of them were friends with the humans.

They had just finished making dinner, and Orihime carried the tray into the living room, putting in down on the table next to a bowl of fruit. They were just about to kneel at the table when a Senkaimon appeared in the middle of the room.

Both girls glanced over at it in shock.

And both their jaws dropped when Matsumoto Rangiku and Kuchiki Byakuya stepped out of it together. Holding hands.

"Nii…nii-sama?" Rukia managed to stutter out after a moment. After the scene Rangiku had made just a few days ago in Seireitei, both by achieving bankai and by being seen holding hands with Byakuya afterwards, she had expected something like this to happen eventually. But not nearly this soon. And she would swear she could almost see an expression that looked suspiciously like a small smile on her brother's face.

"Ran-chan?" Orihime's shocked voice came a second later, her eyes focused on their joined hands.

Rangiku smiled at both girls. "Make sure you're in Seireitei a few months from now, Rukia-chan. You're invited to a wedding. Oh, and Orihime-chan, you too of course. And Ichigo and the others."

Rukia's legs gave out, and she sank to her knees.

Orihime only gaped at them, then a switch seemed to flip in her head and she gave them a beaming smile. "That's wonderful! Here, we were just about to have dinner, won't you sit down and join us?"

Rukia's eyes widened further as Rangiku moved over to the table and knelt down, pulling an unresisting Byakuya behind her.

"Thanks so much, Orihime-chan." Rangiku smiled as she grabbed an apple off the table and bit into it. "I've missed your cooking so much!"

Rukia finally managed to speak. "I won't claim to be surprised, as I knew, but… But I thought you didn't want anyone else to know…"

Rangiku frowned. "Well, it's okay now. I believe you and Renji were used as a bargaining point."

Byakuya was going to reply, but found himself distracted by watching Rangiku bite into the fruit. He resisted reaching out and wiping a bit of juice off of her chin for fear that his sister would faint. He imagined kissing those lips, nearly as red as the apple she held, and knew Rukia would faint for sure at the sight of that. It was one thing to know, another to see.

"But Nii-sama, I mean, the Kuchiki name, and the honor and pride of the House… I know I didn't care about any of that with Renji, but I've never claimed to toe the line. You always did, at least in public. And don't get me wrong Rangiku-san, but… the dignity and the…"

Byakuya chuckled now, glancing at Rangiku for a brief moment before replying, "Yes, this is the most undignified thing I've ever done, isn't it?"

Rather than being insulted, Rangiku chuckled with him.

"But when did all this happen?" Orihime echoed faintly.

Rangiku smirked. "Well, I've always thought he was one of the most handsome men in Seireitei, but also the most out of reach. I decided I was up for a challenge one day, and…"

The End

AN2: As Bya/Ran were tied for second in my poll, and I'm currently writing another story for Renji & Rukia, who were tied for first in my poll with Ran/Gin, I really shouldn't be writing this now. But I had quite a few people who loved the parts of ByaRan in Until The Last Breath so much, and I had so many ideas for expanding on their parts, that I just had to write this. And I've had lots of requests in the past for a sequel to Behind This Mask, I think more than for any other story I've written. But I've also had a ton of requests for a sequel to For Her Smile, and this story will kinda fulfill that as well. I'm hoping to alternate Ghost Within Your Eyes with chapters of The One I Waited For, but will see if my plot bunnies let that happen or not. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed, please review, if not this than the new story, and remember this was omake, I know they're OOC.