Sad to be too true my readers, but this is the last and final chapter of I Will Not Bow. first off, i'm very grateful for everyone that's read and reviewed this story, without the support you guys have given me, this story has gone longer than i expected too. I am slightly sad that this is the last chapter, since I've grown quite attached to Keiyori, but on a new term, I'm starting out a plan for a Vampire Knight story. Again, I thank you all for reading the previous chapters and this one, thank you!!

Disclaimer; I own nothing of Bleach, only Keiyori.

"Taichou! Taichou!"

Keiyori looked up from her desk, looking at the young fukoutaichou running in to the 3rd division. "Kira-fukoutaichou? Is something wrong?" Keiyori spoke, standing up.

"Uh, well, not drastically wrong, it's just that Kuchiki-taichou would like for you to fill these out as soon as you can." He spoke, handing the woman papers.

Keiyori sighed, taking them and sitting down, "Hai, hai, arigato, Kira-fukoutaichou." She spoke before the blonde made his way out. She looked over the grueling paper work and began to fill it out.

How many years had it been? Seven? Eight? Either way, it had been like a quick dream passing by. Keiyori had become taichou of the 3rd division a year ago, now able to control her bankai a bit smoother and being able to take a hold of the life she had been given. Her relationship with Jushiro was nothing new, considering that a drunk Shunsui had 'accidentally' let it slip, but Keiyori had pretty much figured that word would get out that way and she felt no shame accepting everyone's 'Is this true' questions and interrogations of them. But for a past few days, something had been bothering Keiyori.

She usually stayed with Jushiro at night, and they would see each other for lunch or spend their time together when they weren't really busy, but for a few days, he wasn't even in his division. He would get up early, and he wouldn't be in the 13th division or even in others, and then he would get back late, and he would be dead tired by then.

Now, Keiyori had complete trust in him, she only asked once where he had been and he only kissed her sweetly, telling her 'Don't worry.' but that was always easier said than done..

"Kei-chan~!!" a feminine voice cried out.

Keiyori looked to the entrance and saw Rangiku, "Oh, Matsumoto-fukoutaichou, it's nice to see you here, hiding from Hitsugaya-taichou?" Keiyori spoke smiling.

"No, he gave me the day off, today's the Sakura Festival Kei-chan! Why are you in here?!" Rangiku spoke, slamming her hands on the desk, "You should be out with Ukitake-taichou seeing the town!" She held her hands together, "Oh and at night the fireworks oh that would be so romantic!"

Keiyori only shook her head, she had completely forgotten about the Sakura festival, only because she hadn't been to one for so long.. It was usually this time of the season that Jushiro's tuberculosis would act up and she would rather be helping him than outside. "It is isn't it?" She muttered, standing up, holding the paper work.

Rangiku nodded, "Yes! Come on! You need to get changed and everything!" Rangiku spoke, taking the girls hand and dragging her out of the office.

"Wh- wait Rangiku! I can't just leave the division!" Keiyori protested

"Of course you can! Everyone's going! I think you should go!" Rangiku spoke, "I have some gorgeous kimono's that you would be able to pull off! They don't fit me anymore but they could fit you!" She spoke, dragging the poor girl.

"Rangiku.." Keiyori spoke, looking at the ridiculous out fit she was in. The dark blue kimono had light purple patterns of sakura petals and had a dark red obi sash tied tightly around her small waist. The sleeves came a bit past her finger tips, but other than that, it seemed to fit perfectly. Matsumoto had made Keiyori wear her hair down, it now reaching her waist again, and had put a light blue rose pin to pin her bangs back. "I look ridiculous…" Keiyori muttered.

Rangiku shook her head, "Kei-chan! You look adorable! Where in the hell is Ukitake-taichou?! He should be drooling over you!"

Keiyori looked down, "I don't know, he said not to worry about it, so I'm not." Keiyori spoke, fiddling with the ends of her sleeves.

"you don't know?" Rangiku spoke, "Kei-chan.."

"I completely trust Jushiro." Keiyori spoke, looking up at the woman. Keiyori knew she might have to fight a battle or two with some people, some were supportive, like Nanao and sometimes even Rangiku, but some were doubtful, saying that it wouldn't last long considering that she was so much younger than Jushiro and vice versa, but Keiyori didn't care, she loved the man.

Rangiku patted her head, "I know Kei-chan, now!" Rangiku spoke, quickly changing the subject, "Let's go!" She spoke dragging the girl again.

The whole day, it was nothing but a girl's day. Keiyori was with Rangiku, Nanao, Momo, Kiyone, Isane and even Yachiru. Keiyori, for it being almost her first for a long time, had a lot of fun and she couldn't believe she was having fun.

"Kei!" Yachiru yelled, tugging on the girl's sleeve, "Let's go see the fireworks up there!" She spoke pointing to the top of a hill.

"Yeah!" Kiyone spoke, "That would be a perfect spot! No one would be able to block our view or anything!"

Keiyori watched as the girls giggled a bit and went off, but she hung back with Nanao. Nanao looked back, slightly taken back, "Taichou?! What are you doing here?"

Keiyori looked back as well, seeing Shunsui and even Jushiro. Shunsui smiled, "We've been looking for you lovely ladies! It's so hard to find you two in this crowd! Where are you going?"

Keiyori pointed to the hill, "Yachiru thought it would be nice to see the fireworks from there, the rest are already up there." She said, bring her hand back down.

Shunsui nodded, "What an excellent idea! Come on Nanao!" He spoke, placing his arm around the woman's shoulders and taking her up.

Keiyori only shook her head and started her way up when Jushiro lightly grabbed her hand, "Keiyori?" He asked.

She turned around, smiling, "Yes?"

He pulled her closer, "I first have to say that you look amazingly beautiful in that."

"J-Jushiro…" She said, hiding her face in his chest, "Y-you're too kind…" How long had they been together and he still made her blush like a school girl?

He chuckled a bit, "I was wondering if you would come with me for a minute or two, I want to show you something, if that's alright with you."

Keiyori looked up, "Of course Jushiro, you really shouldn't have to ask." She spoke, smiling happily.

Jushiro only pecked her lips, and grabbed her hand lightly, and guided her lightly through the streets. As the sun started to set and everyone was starting to grab a spot to the see the fireworks, the streets became less crowded, making their walking so much easier. As they were going around, Keiyori's curiosity rose, "Jushiro, where are you taking me?" She asked in almost a whisper.

"You'll see." He spoke, looking back at her with a smile.

Although it didn't directly answer her question, she still felt at ease, considering that it was Jushiro that was leading her around. As the sun was almost completely gone from it's temporary home, they hit the gates to a large mansion, and Keiyori instantly knew where they were and she slightly pulled back, "Jushiro… I don't think-"

"It's fine Keiyori, I promise." He spoke, stopping and looking back, holding her hand tightly, "I promise." He now seemed like he was begging her to follow.

She couldn't help but to feel a bit guilty and nodded, trusting him as usual, and brought a smile to his face, and she was led into the Ukitake mansion.

The reason Keiyori felt so uneasy at the mansion was because of the obvious fact that Ukitake-sama still did not care for her, he didn't ever acknowledge Jushiro's relationship with her, it was like he hated her. Keiyori looked forward as she noticed someone was walking towards them and she was relieved that it was a female instead of Ukitake-sama. Keiyori noticed with the girl that she seemed older than Keiyori, and her long brown hair and hazels eyes were captivating..

"Onii-sama!" The girl replied, throwing her arms into the air, hugging Jushiro, "I didn't think you would be back so soon!" She then spoke, backing up a bit.

Jushiro laughed, "Yes, I didn't think I would be able to return this quickly either." He paused, pulling Keiyori forward lightly, and placing his free hand on her shoulder, "Imouto-sama, this is Keiyori." The then looked at the shy girl, "This is Mitsuki, she's the youngest of the girls."

Mitsuki grabbed Keiyori's hand and shook it, before giving the girl a hug, "Konichiwa Kei-chan! It's so nice to meet you! Onii-sama has spoken so much about you! You don't know how much I wanted to come see you or meet you but now you're here! And wow! You're so much more beautiful than I thought you would be, Onii-sama wasn't lying when you were the most beautiful woman he's ever seen!" She spoke, innocently, pulling away from the star struck girl.

Keiyori was lost for words, but her face went red with embarrassment, "U-Um, A-arigato Mitsuki-chan.." She ended up speaking, bowing politely, then shot up when she heard Mitsuki laugh a bit.

"Kei-chan! There's no need to be so formal I mean soon we-" She didn't finish her sentence as Jushiro playfully put his hand over his sisters mouth.

"Now Mitsuki-chan… don't you have somewhere you need to be right now?" He spoke, slightly hissing playfully at his sister.

Mitsuki giggled again, "Onii-sama! Hurry it up then! Kei-chan and I are going to have a lot to talk about!" She spoke running off but looked back, "Hurry before the fireworks start!" She yelled back before finally disappearing.

Keiyori blinked, "Jushiro, is there something I'm missing?"

Jushiro, thankful for the slight darkness, felt his face fluster, "Oh no, no Keiyori! I promise you're not missing anything, Mitsuki-chan is just childish at times, but she's a very nice girl!"

Keiyori nodded, "She does seem very nice.. I would like to hope that the rest of your brothers and sisters are just like you and Mitsuki, I have a feeling I would be able to feel a bit more comfortable around your family." She spoke smiling a bit, as they had continued to walk to the garden, and they had sat down on the bench.

Jushiro nodded, "I would like for you to met all of my siblings, you're the type of person that everyone is drawn to, I have no doubt that the rest of the family will love you."

Keiyori picked that tense up. 'will love you' instead of 'would love you,' but she only though that it would be just a simple error on the grammatical part, and before she could correct him, the lights of the fire works caught her attention and she instantly looked over to it. She finally remembered the last time she had seen the fire works, it was a year before Kaien and Miyako had been taken from her.

But she looked at the fireworks with pure amazement and she was captivated by the colors, the light, and with the distance they were at, the sound wasn't that bad. On instincts, Keiyori leaned back, letting her back rest against Jushiro's chest, and his only response was wrapping one of his arms around her waist, his other hand fooled with her hair.

"Keiyori." He whispered in her ear, the fireworks still going off, and she looked up at him, letting him know to continue. "I'm sorry I've been gone for so long, and that I haven't told you anything."

Keiyori exhaled, "Jushiro, you don't need to apologize." She spoke back, now letting her fingers fool with some of his hair, "What ever you were doing, I'm sure you had a good reason for it." She said.

Jushiro buried his head in her hair, "I just want you to know that I love you, and I would never leave you, or hurt you, and I would always protect you." He said before kissing her temple.

Keiyori looked up at him again, and smiled, "Jushiro.." She spoke, before he leaned down and captured her lips. When they broke, she felt like something was different, and just out of curiosity, looked down and sat up, shocked and completely taken back. "J-Jushiro.." She whispered, staring at her finger, seeing the beautiful ring. After finally pulling her eyes away, she looked at Jushiro.

He smiled meekly at her, "Of course, with your permission that is…"

Keiyori honestly didn't know what to say, her thoughts knew what she should say, but her mouth wasn't working.. And Jushiro saw it, and took her hand, "I've been here, arguing and convincing my father. I want you-" He shook his head, "No, I need you next to me, for the rest of our lives."

Keiyori only wrapped her arms around him, burying her head into his neck, and she was crying, but it was out of shock and out of happiness. She never in her life dreamed of this, nor to Jushiro at that fact. She nodded her head, "Yes.." She ended up whispering, "I.. want to stay by your side as well."

Jushiro held her tightly, "You don't know how happy that makes me Keiyori."

She only lifted her head up, and kissed his lips.

For the rest of her life, she was more than willing to spend the rest of her life with him, to be there for the harder times, the easier times, and even the boring times. All that mattered to her, and to him, was the love and the bond that they shared, now and forever.