A/N: For some reason I never posted the second chapter to this over here. And I don't know why? Anyway here you are. I hope you like this small sequel.
Rose stirred awake slowly. Blinking a few times he frowned as his eyes adjusted to the light that was flooding the room. Where the hell was he? This didn't look like his own home, neither did it look like the ceiling in the forth. His brain slowly caught on as he felt a warm body on his right.
He turned a little and came face to face with Ichigo. He instantly blushed madly and pressed a hand to his mouth, the memories of the previous night coming back.
They must have fallen asleep almost instantly. He smiled softly as he looked at the peaceful expression on Ichigos face. He reached out and brushed his orange hair back. Ichigo moved a little and blinked his eyes open. He looked uncomprehendingly at Rose for a few seconds before a tiny blush made itself known on his cheeks and a happy smile lit up his face. Rose felt the air leave his lungs at the truly breathtaking smile. Without stopping he moved closer and kissed Ichigo softly, brushing their noses together at the end. He smiled as he looked at Ichigos blushing face.
"Good morning." He whispered, caressing Ichigos face softly. Ichigo smiled again.
"Morning." He mumbled back.
"CAPTAIN!"
The door to their room was thrown open. There in the middle of the doorway stood Rukia. Lieutenant Badge around her arm and papers in hand. She blinked at them in shock before blushing madly as her brain caught on to the image. Rose and Ichigo blinked back at her completely shell shocked.
"I-I SAW NOTHING!" Rukia yelled, and banged the door shut behind her.
Ichigo made a small noise. Rose looked down, their eyes caught and suddenly Ichigo was on his back clutching his stomach in laughter. Rose soon joined him, the absurdity of what just happened catching on with them.
Calming slowly Ichigo laid back, hands still covering his belly and wiping tears from his eyes. Rose was having a hard time bringing his breathing back to normal. They turned towards each other and almost lost it again.
"Okay. Okay." Ichigo said, taking deep breaths to calm down. Rose was still wearing a grin and couldn't help a few giggles escaping him.
"We wanted to tell the others anyway, so this shouldn't really matter." Ichigo said, sitting up and combing a hand through his hair. He swung his legs over his side of the bed and got up. Rose sat up and watched Ichigo as he stretched his arms over his head. They were still wearing their clothes and Ichigo looked down at himself while pulling a face.
"You can borrow some clothes from me until you go home to get changed." Ichigo offered, walking to the closet to pull out a beautiful red and black yukata. He tossed it towards Rose and watched with a grin as it hit him square in the face. Rose glared at him and pushed a few strands of his hair out of his face that had fallen upon impact with the soft cloth.
Ichigo walked out of the bedroom while snickering, pulling out another one of his uniforms on his way. He quickly jumped under the shower and changed. Setting out a towel for Rose and making his way to the kitchen.
Rose walked out of the bedroom now dressed in the yukata and watched Ichigo prepare a simple breakfast with a smile on his face. Ichigo looked up and smiled at him.
"If you want you can take a shower. The towel sitting on the sideboard is yours." He said with a smile, gesturing towards the door leading to his bathroom.
Rose thanked him with a smile and vanished into it, the sound of splashing water following soon.
Ichigo hummed a soft tune under his breath as he fixed their breakfast. The last evening still seemed like a dream to him. He couldn't believe that Rose was here with him now, sleeping in his bed, wearing his clothes and soon eating at his table. He thought back on their kisses, a blush spreading across his face and neck as he remembered the things Rose had made him feel.
"What are you thinking about?" Ichigo startled and turned around. He was greeted with Rose leaning on the doorway, his arms crossed over his chest, hair wet and a smirk on his face.
"Nothing." Ichigo said, blushing deeper and knowing that Rose did not believe one word he said.
"Hmm." Rose said, pushing off the doorway and making his way towards Ichigo slowly. He leaned down until their faces were inches away from one another.
"Are you sure?" Rose asked, breath ghosting over Ichigos lips and cheeks.
Ichigo swallowed heavily. His breathing was accelerating, and he could feel his heart hammering away in his chest. Rose smiled as he noticed Ichigos reaction. Deciding not to torture his new lover too much he stepped closer and pulled him into his chest.
Wrapping his arms around his middle firmly. He smiled down at Ichigo who smiled back at him brightly. Ichigo reached out with his arms and locked them behind Roses head, he slowly pulled him down and they kissed softly. Letting their feelings for one another pour through their connected lips. They broke apart, matching smiles on their lips as they rested their forehead together.
Their duties soon called and after a quick breakfast they went their separate ways, promising to meet up again in the evening to tell their family the news. Ichigo strolled into his division, humming under his breath. He stepped inside his office and saw Rukia looking up at him from her desk, she started blushing madly and began stuttering incoherently for a few seconds.
"Cap- Well you see-uhm-I mean-I saw-promise-uhm-ah…" Rukia said, blush growing worse and worse. Ichigo watched her with an amused grin. He held up his hand to stop her words.
"It's okay Rukia. It was actually pretty hilarious if you ask me. Anyway, me and Rose had planned to tell everybody today so there really is no harm done." He said, a smirk on his face.
Rukia pressed her lips together and nodded once, with a sigh she sat back down at her desk. Ichigo smirked some more before sitting down at his desk and looking at the piles of paperwork waiting for him in dismay. He gave a long-suffering sigh and took the first paper. This was going to be a long day.
Ichigo stretched and yawned loudly. It was late into the evening and he had finally managed to finish his paperwork. Had someone told him how gruesome paperwork truly was going to be he would have had a few more doubts about becoming a Captian.
He slowly started to walk towards Roses apartment. They had agreed to meet there after Ichigo had finished. Rose had already managed to finish most of his work the day before and had as a result more free time in the evening. Ichigo smiled a little when he thought about his lover. A gentle and kind lover with the most beautiful eyes Ichigo had ever seen. With a spring in his step he made his way to Rose.
He knocked quickly, Rose opened the door and grinned at him. With a laugh Ichigo was pulled inside of Roses apartment. Before he could do anything he was pushed against the wall in the hallway and his lips were assaulted by Roses.
Ichigo smiled into the kiss as he threw his arms around Roses neck and kissed him back passionately. Rose hummed softly and broke the kiss with a smile.
"Hey." He whispered.
"Hey." Ichigo said back grinning.
"Shinji and some of the others are joining us in half an hour." Rose told him with a casual shrug. Ichigo blinked in surprise.
"Really?" He asked. Rose pulled up his eyebrows and looked at him.
"We did agree to tell them today, no time like the present." He said, smiling at him.
"Alright, I guess. I just didn't know that you'd invite them just to tell them something like this." Ichigo said, scratching his neck. Rose pulled away and gave him a mock pout.
"'Something like this'?" He asked, narrowing his eyes. Ichigo quickly scrambled to defend himself.
"Ahh you know, I didn't mean it like this…I just…I don't…you know what…I'm just going to shut up now." He said, voice defeated and looking at them floor. Rose chuckled at him.
"Yes, you do that, and I'll get dinner out for our friends." Rose told him with a smile.
"Dinner?" Ichigo asked.
"Why of course, I had to get them to join us somehow didn't I?" Rose said back, shrugging his shoulders and walking inside. Ichigo followed him closely.
"What did you make?" He asked curiously. Rose turned around dramatically and fell into a low bow.
"Why, Curry of course!" He told him with a smile.
"Curry?" Ichigo asked him. Eyes dancing with mirth and a matching smile in his lips.
"Yep." Rose said, popping the 'p'. "I know it's your favorite." He told Ichigo, a small blush forming on his cheeks. Ichigos smile grew, he walked towards Rose and pulled him into a kiss.
"Thank you." Ichigo breathed softly.
"Your Welcome." Rose mumbled back, voice getting a husky undertone.
Ichigo quickly pushed away before they could get sidetracked. Rose gave him a knowing grin but didn't say anything as he made his way into the kitchen. Ichigo started setting the table while humming a song under his breath. A loud knock on the door alerted them to the arrival of their guests. Rose walked past Ichigo and opened the door with a flourish. The other Vizard were standing in the door, even those that had decided to stay in the world of the living.
They were all chattering together, and greetings were exchanged. Ichigo gulped as his nerves kicked in, his stomach felt like it was in knots. Shinji waltzed right in and greeted Ichigo brightly. Ichigo smiled back at him and started to relax as the usual jumble of his family started. They were all seated around the table. Their antics filling the living space with happy laughs and shouts. Ichigo couldn't suppress the grin on his face, those guys really were his family.
A loud and rumbustious family. But a family non the less. Rose caught his eyes and smiled at him warmly, Ichigo smiled back not noticing that he was grinning even brighter then before.
Rose leaned back in his chair and surveyed his family. It really had been a while since he had last seen them. Since they last had the time to all gather in one place. He looked around and noticed the happy grin and soft look in Ichigos eyes.
He caught his eyes and smiled at him, understanding his feelings without words. Ichigo smiled back, the same breathtaking smile he had bestowed upon Rose the morning before. Really the occasion was too good to pass up. Without further ado Rose leaned over and kissed Ichigo right then and there. He could feel Ichigo stiffen in surprise, and really, he hadn't meant to out them like that either but Ichigos smile was just too irresistible.
Ichigo barely had time to kiss him back before they broke apart. It hadn't been long or passionate. More of a short, sweet peck. They were looking into each other's eyes and a blush started to creep over Ichigos cheeks, only for his face to start glowing tomato red when Shinji whistled at them from across the table. They hadn't noticed the surprised reaction of their friends, everybody had grown quite and stared at them.
Shinji's whistle finally broke them out of their trance. The others wished them well and laughed at Ichigos innocent reaction, who was hiding his blush behind his hands and decidedly not looking at anyone. He halfheartedly glared at Rose, who in answer shrugged and pecked him on the cheek. Ichigo pouted at that, sending the others off into another fit of laughter.
"Since when are the two of you together?" Love asked, curious despite himself.
"Since yesterday." Ichigo and Rose said at the same time. The others looked at them incredulously.
"Pretty early to tell us isn't it?" Shinji asked lightly.
Rose and Ichigo looked at one another.
"But our family had to know first." Was all Ichigo said, Rose nodding next to him vehemently. Shinji blinked at them in surprise before cracking a grin.
"Congrats anyways." Was all he said before raising his cup of sake at them.
Ichigo and Rose looked at each other and smiled. Hiyori made retching noises in the background which were ignored by them as they leaned into each other and kissed again.
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The next few months flew by without notice. Rose and Ichigo were often busy with their duties as captains but they made use of any time they could spend together. The day after they had come out to their family they kissed right on the plaza in front of the first division barracks, after one of their captain's meetings. They got a few surprised looks and a low whistle from Kyoraku. Byakuya even bestowed a nod and an almost smile towards them before making his way towards his division.
Ichigo let his head fall forward onto his desk with a loud 'bang'. The paperwork was piling up once again and Rukia and himself just couldn't seem to finish it no matter how many forms they filled out, the piles just refused to shrink. Rukia had long since given up and was staring at the mount of paperwork with something similar to despair in her eyes.
"Captain?" She asked him, voice slightly off sounding.
"Hnnn?" Ichigo answered, way too tired to address her properly.
"Let's just burn it." Rukia whispered, her voice taking a lunatic undertone. "Yes, yes…let's burn it all!"
She yelled, readying her hand to fire a Fire-Kido at the pile of paperwork in front of her. Ichigo got up quickly and jumped over his desk with a big leap, clutching onto her waist he could barely stop her from turning their whole office into dust.
"…."
"…."
They looked at each other in silence for a few seconds.
"…I think you should go home." Ichigo told her, still ready to stop any Kidos being fired.
Rukia nodded once, eyes glazed over and walked towards the door. She was gone in a flash of shunpo. Ichigo sighed deeply and face palmed. It really happened, the first mental breakdown thanks to paperwork. Pitching his nose Ichigo looked at his overflowing desk and was seriously tempted to make use of a Fire-Kido, shaking his head to lose the thought he sat down and began to work. A quite knock disturbed him in his work.
"Come in." He called.
The door was opened, and Rose stood in front of him. He was carrying what seemed to be to cups of coffee. Rose smiled at Ichigo softly. With surprise Ichigo noticed that it seemed to be late into the evening as he could see the sky outside through his open door.
"Hey." Rose called out and walked towards him, kicking the door close behind him with a well-aimed kick.
"Hey." Ichigo said back, a jay breaking yawn almost interrupting his greeting. Rose chuckled at little and set the tea down in front of him.
"Here, drink. It helps against the tiredness, even though the taste is pretty terrible." Rose told him kindly, stepping closer towards Ichigo and brushing back his fringe from his forehead. He leaned down and pressed a kiss to it before flattening Ichigos hair once again. Ichigo closed his eyes briefly and hummed at Roses caresses.
"How late is it?" Ichigo asked, lamenting the fact that he didn't have a clock in his office.
"It's almost 3 in the morning." Rose told him. Ichigo looked up at him surprised.
"Really?! I didn't notice…" Ichigo said, trailing off.
Rose bestowed him with a rueful smile and looked at the many papers littering Ichigos desk. He looked back at his boyfriend's face and noticed the deep bags underneath his eyes.
"I know you won't be able to get any sleep without at least half of this finished…Do you need some help?" Rose offered quietly.
Ichigo looked down at his desk, Rukias absence was noticeable and he really needed to finish some of these papers on the following day. Ichigos shoulders slumped as he thought about the fact that he would have to use his boyfriend's kindness like that.
"…I'm not going to deny that I need help with this…But I really don't like the feeling of you helping me because you feel obligated to…" Ichigo told Rose, raking a hand through his hair in agitation. Rose chuckled lightly.
"I am actually being pretty selfish. After all, if I help you finish these then you'll be in my debt." Rose told him, smirking at him. Now it was Ichigos turn to chuckled. Rose clapped once.
"Now that that's clear, let's get started." Rose told him brightly.
They downed their cups of horrible tasting coffee and sat down to finish the paperwork.
The sun was getting up outside when the both of them finally put down their pens. Ichigo face was pale from lack of sleep and Rose didn't look much better. Pulling a blank paper from his desk Ichigo wrote a quick note to Rukia telling her that he had finished almost everything the previous night and the things she would need to do for the day as he needed some much-deserved sleep.
Not saying anything Ichigo got up and took Roses wrist in his hand. He half dragged his boyfriend towards his apartment, they kicked off their shoes and much like on the first evening the kisses fell asleep in their full outfits cuddled together on Ichigos bed.
They woke up in the evening smiling at each other sleepily and exchange a soft kiss.
"Thank you." Ichigo breathed softly. Rose's smile turned into a grin.
"No problem, love. Now you're in my debt and I can use it against you whenever I want!" Rose told him happily, steeping his fingers together like a cheesy movie villain. Ichigo couldn't suppress a laugh.
"Hungry?" Ichigo asked Rose with a smile. Rose nodded, a smirk suddenly found it's way on his face and he pushed Ichigo further into the bed, climbing on top of him and straddling his waist.
"Hungry for some Ichigo ~ "Rose said, grinning as he leaned down to pull Ichigo into another kiss, this one deeper and messier than the first.
Ichigo kissed back passionately. It had been a while since the two of them could indulge in a good make out session. They still hadn't gone further than they had on their first night together and Ichigo was glad Rose didn't push him too far.
With nibble fingers Ichigo started undoing Roses clothes, pushing them off his shoulders to get his hand on Roses skin, to feel the muscles ripping at his stomach and his strong shoulders under his hands. Rose broke away panting and grinned at Ichigo.
"You too." He mumbled softly, pulling Ichigo upwards and undressing him with practiced ease. Both shirtless they went back to making out, brushing they hands against each other's skin and letting them dip into curves and sweet spots. Ichigo moaned into their kiss as Rose rubbed his nipples and let his hand wander lower.
Just before he reached Ichigos crouch Roses stopped and broke their kiss. He looked Ichigo deep in the eye as he asked his next question.
"May I?" He asked, holding his hand still and letting Ichigo grasp a rational thought before doing anything. Ichigo stopped and looked back. They hadn't gone that far before, but gods he wanted to.
"Yes." Ichigo mumbled back, pulling Rose into a kiss.
Rose hesitated for a spilt second before trailing his hand lower slowly. He brushed his fingertips against the bulge in Ichigos pants. Ichigo gasped and broke their kiss. Rose instantly started attacking his neck, he pushed his hand harder against Ichigos erection, massaging it through the layers of cloth. Ichigo was moaning in abandon, throwing his head to the side and allowing Rose better access.
Rose slid his hand back to Ichigos belly and started opening his trousers slowly. Again, he stopped his ministrations.
"Okay?" He asked, breathing fast and uneven. Ichigo could only nod.
"I'll stop anytime you want." Rose mumbled as he pressed another kiss to Ichigos neck.
He slowly opened his pants and slid his hand in. He could feel Ichigos hardness through his underwear, a wet spot at the tip told him exactly how aroused his strawberry was, as if his continuous cries and moans weren't enough. Ichigo moaned again loudly as Rose started rubbing him. He was getting desperate fast. It wasn't enough, he needed more, he wanted more.
"Rose-" Ichigo mewled brokenly.
Rose stopped sucking at Ichigos sweet spots, wondering if this was as far as he could go with his lover for today. "Please, more-" Ichigo whimpered, undermining any thought of stopping Rose had. He quickly pushed underneath Ichigos underwear and grasped his member in his hand. Roses own erection was standing almost painfully between his legs as he started pumping his lover's length.
He could finally feel how big Ichigo truly was. While Rose might have been a little longer Ichigo was by far thicker than him. Ichigo squirmed and moaned at the feeling of his lover jerking him off.
"Rose-wait-I'm-I'm close." Ichigo gasped as Rose continued pumping him. Rose stilled his hand, drawing a whine from Ichigo.
"Ichigo." He gasped breathlessly. He had to get some friction himself, but he didn't want to push his strawberry too far.
"May I try something?" Rose asked him softly. Ichigo was still breathing irregularly as he nodded his head.
Rose pushed down Ichigo trousers and pulled out his leaking erection. He quickly copied his movements with his own trousers and member. He looked up only to see Ichigos eyes darkening with lust and fixed on Roses erection. He smirked as he leaned towards his strawberry and whispered into his ear.
"Like what you see?" He mumbled huskily, before biting Ichigos earlobe.
Ichigo gasped at Roses ministrations and words. Rose leaned back and took Ichigos erection in his hand, he pushed his own hips forward and pressed their dicks together. They moaned at the same time as they felt one another, Rose grasped his own dick in his hand too, pressing their erection even closer and jerking them off at the same time. Ichigo reached out his trembling hand and closed the part of their dicks that Rose couldn't enfold in his hands.
Rose moaned as he felt Ichigos hand on his dick, joining his rhythm as the jerked off together.
"Rose-I can't!" Ichigo gasped, he was so incredibly close.
"Me too-Ichigo-just let it go." Rose moaned back as they doubled their speed and spilled all over their stomachs, each other's names on their lips. Panting and spend Rose collapsed on top of Ichigo. Ichigo was trying to bring his breathing back to normal with difficulty.
"That was…" Ichigo mumbled, he couldn't really find the words to describe it.
"Amazing." Rose provided pushing himself up from Ichigos chest and smiling at him. Ichigo smiled back and nodded his consent.
"Yes, yes it was." Ichigo whispered, he pulled Rose closer and kissed him deeply.