Silent Tears

I do not own Bleach.

Random fan: Um..are Byakuya and Ukitake going start planning again any time soon?
Me: Yep. *hums quietly*
Random fan: What are you thinking about?
Me: Making Renji as hot as possible for the next lemon that will come up in a few chapters.
Random fan: Oh more RenHitsu or are we finally going to get some ByaRen?
Me: *thinks about hot Renji...blinks* huh? did you say something?
Random fan: You aren't going to answer my question are you?
Me: *smiles* nope. On to the fic. OH! OOC Byakuya and maybe Ukitake! It is has to do with the plan though. Sorry if you don't like it.

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Time: 10 AM

Place: 1st division office

Toshiro entered the office to find the captain commander already at work on the stacks of paperwork he had to review. He slipped into his seat and started on his own paperwork waiting to be scolded for being late to work. Byakuya however didn't seem to care at all, in fact something seemed rather different about the captain commander today. Toshiro frowned slightly thinking that maybe Byakuya was deep in thought about his clan and that is why he said nothing about his tardiness. Still the situation was odd and well he didn't quite know what to make of it. That was when Toshiro remembered that he had not seen anyone on the way into the office this morning.

"Captain Commander, may I inquire as to why I saw no one in this division when I arrived this morning?", Toshiro asked as he signed a paper and put it in his pile of completed paperwork.

Without looking up at him, Byakuya answered. "Simple. I gave them the day off. I gave Rukia money to go shopping in the real world with Ichigo. Your former lieutenant Matsumoto got a rather expensive bottle of sake to go and drink with Shunsui and as I am rather tired of paperwork, I am going to leave the office around noon today. Would you and Renji like to join Jushiro and I for lunch today? It will be my treat and sort of like a celebration to your engagement. I am sure you must be very happy.", he said to him in his usual calm serious tone.

Toshiro just looked at him with his jaw dropped. Regaining his composure after a short while, he spoke again. "Are you alright, Captain Commander?", he asked.

"Yes Toshiro. Why wouldn't I be?", he asked casting a glance at the baffled young short white haired shinigami.

"I...well, if you don't mind me saying this, but you are acting sort of weird.", Toshiro told the captain commander.

"Weird as in how? I must admit, I am most surprised Toshiro. I thought you would have come in today on cloud nine, as the humans say, considering that your lover has agreed to marry you.", Byakuya said signing another paper. "Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that usually the way it goes?"

Toshiro blinked wondering if maybe the captain was drugged by Urahara, as part of an odd experiment or something. "Yes, it is commander and I am happy. Though as a member of the Gotei 13, it is also my duty to make sure that the captain commander I am serving is alright as well."

"I appreciate your concern Toshiro, however there is no need for you to be alarmed. I am perfectly alright. Now will you answer my previous question please. Will you and Renji join Jushiro and I for lunch?", he asked him.

Toshiro sighed inaudibly as he signed another paper. "Yes, we will. Thank you for wanting to celebrate more with us.", he said to Byakuya before both sent Hell Butterflies to their respective partner telling them of the plans.

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Time: 12:15 PM

Place: The gardens of the Kuchiki Manor

The garden was beautiful with many exotic plants and sakura trees that rustled a bit with the light wind. Byakuya was currently sitting in the garden at the low table he had placed there for their lunch. He was sipping tea while attempting to make small talk with a seemingly out of it Toshiro and a rather fidgety Renji. Taking another sip of his tea, he told them both to relax a bit and enjoy the beautiful day. After all it wasn't often that Byakuya invited colleagues to come have lunch with them. Still, he knew they were trying to figure out what was going on right now. It amused Byakuya greatly, but he quickly hid the smile that threatened to appear on his face. This was a rather nice step in his and Ukitake's plan to break the two love birds up. The sound of a door opening alerted everyone at the table to another presence.

Jushiro walked across the garden waving 'hi' to everyone at the table with a smile. He walked over to Byakuya apologizing for being a little late, before bending down to give him a kiss. Byakuya leaned up for the kiss as well, while Ukitake pushed some of his free hair behind his head giving Renji and Toshiro a rather nice view of their kiss. A sudden spike of reiatsu from Byakuya's former and current lieutenants made them break apart their lips, but not move more than that and look at the two sitting at the table. Toshiro looked as though he were contemplating freezing them to death while Renji's eyes darkened considerably. They seemed to be looking at the two with an expression of mild surprise before glancing back at each other, before Ukitake took his seat.

"I am sorry. It seems I got carried away.", Ukitake said with a smile looking lovingly at Byakuya. Byakuya glanced in the direction of Toshiro and Renji before answering him.

"Its alright.", Byakuya said and allowed a playful look to reach his eyes. "You know there is always later...", he said with a slight smile trailing off to let the implication hang in the air.

Ukitake chuckled lightly. "Yes, there is.", he said with a smirk and then moved in to kiss Byakuya. The sound of fist slammed on the table got the attention of the two older shinigami. They glanced at the youngest of them all, but it was actually Renji who slammed his fist down on the table. No one said anything as the two older shinigami looked at him questioningly and Toshiro silently thanked whatever god out there that Renji had stopped it.

"Renji...", Byakuya asked questioningly.

Renji stared down at the table. He didn't know what to say. He for some reason felt as if the pieces of his soul were being cracked away again. While he was in love with Toshiro and couldn't wait for their wedding day, seeing someone else making Byakuya smile and act a little playfully was enough to make him feel as though he was going to drift into insanity. Taking a rather shaky breath, he glanced up at the two older shinigami who seemed rather confused at Renji's minor outburst. Key word being 'seemed', when in actuality they were enjoying the younger shinigami's actions. It just meant that they were getting to them.

"I apologize Captain Commander Kuchiki and Captain Ukitake for my outburst. I am very happy for you two, as I know you two are happy for Toshiro and I. I don't know what came over me.", Renji said in the best monotone he could manage as his emotions waged a war in his mind.

"It is alright Renji. I am sure you are just nervous about your upcoming nupitals that is all.", Ukitake said settling back into his seat after giving Byakuya a quick kiss and a look that said 'you're mine later Byakuya'.

Byakuya smiled and blush just a bit, much to Renji and Toshiro's dismay, before turning to the newly engaged couple. "He is right Renji. I wanted to speak with you and Toshiro about that actually.", he said watching the two shinigami tense at his words. "As you see, I have this lovely garden here with more than enough room inside and out for a wedding and reception. I was wondering if perhaps you would like to have your wedding here. I have expert planners that can help with all the decisions and cooks to help you finalize your reception menu. Also you two should know that there are certain wedding traditions you should follow.", he told them.

"Mm, yes.", Ukitake said taking a sip of his tea as the food was laid out before them. "For example, I have heard it is bad luck for you two to see one another in your wedding outfits before the ceremony."

"We wouldn't want you two facing any bad luck on what is to be the happiest moment of your lives. So if you wish to accept this offer, I will personally help Renji find something that you would want to cry at the beauty of it and, please forgive my forwardness, how should I say 'tear his clothes off' the moment you see him, Toshiro. Don't worry though it will be modest. Having once been married, somethings I know are better left to the wedding night.", Byakuya said to them sipping more of the tea before taking a bite out of the delicate fish set before him.

"I, of course, would be more than willing to help you Toshiro. Can't have Renji being the only one to be completely elegant and ready to be taken.", Ukitake said to him with a smile.

Toshiro and Renji looked at one another. They hadn't really discussed how they were paying for everything yet and here Byakuya and Ukitake were offering to help them with finding suitable clothing and Byakuya was offering not only to help pay for it all, but to have it in the garden's of the Kuchiki manor. Renji looked at his smaller lover wondering what he thought of this whole idea.

"I will go with whatever you wish to do, Toshiro.", Renji said to him squeezing his hand affectionately.

Toshiro smiled up at Renji as if remembering how much he truly loved the red-head. "We'd be rather foolish to not accept your generous offer Captain Commander. Thank you.", Toshiro said bowing his head in thanks as did Renji.

Byakuya nodded. "Perfect. I shall set up an appointment with the planner in a week's time then.", he said to them.

"Byakuya dear. It seems that we are forgetting something.", Ukitake said sipping more of his tea.

"What may that be, Jushiro?", Byakuya asked although he knew what they forgot.

"Well in order to figure out how to help them find the perfect outfits, I would say we need to know who is the more dominating one. It will also help when you contact the planner so they know how to place them when coming up for ideas to present to them as well.", Ukitake said.

"Yes, we do need to know that.", Byakuya said to Ukitake taking in the confused glances of Renji and Toshiro. "Well usually weddings are set up between a man and a woman. However in Soul Society it, as you both well know, is possible for two males to get married. In a normal wedding, the man of the relationship stands and awaits the bride at the end of the aisle. In the case of two males, the dominate one is the one who will wait at the end of the aisle. While you two may switch control in your relationship, it is necessary to know which will of you will be dominant more often than not.", he said explaining it to them.

"Oh.", Renji said with a blush to match Toshiro's. Ukitake and Byakuya didn't see a need to tell them that they were not talking about sex, but the relationship as a whole. The openess of the statement was pretty much a ploy to get more information on the relationship between the two younger shinigami. They watched as the two stayed quiet for quite some time.

"Renji...", Toshiro finally spoke up in a quiet voice as his blush deepened.

"Oh?", Ukitake said in a happy sounding tone though he was rather disappointed and hurt, it didn't show. "Seems like little Shiro-kun has something in common with dear Byakuya.", he said teasingly making Byakuya and Toshiro blush. Byakuya glared half-heartedly at Ukitake, who just smiled. "Oh don't worry Byakuya, we are all adults here. Besides, how could I not make the comment? You just look so hot und-", he started saying but a large amount of spirit pressure had them both looking at Renji, while noticing that the spirit pressure was being focused towards Byakuya.

Bingo!, Ukitake and Byakuya thought at once though it didn't show on their faces. Instead another reiatsu raised up and covered Renji until it forced him to calm almost crushing him under the weight of it. Byakuya had used kido to put up a barrier around his house to protect the servants from the near suffocating reiatsu of the two captains, only to have it reinforced by Toshiro. Ukitake and Renji stared at one another both with surprising and not surprising looks of anger in their eyes. Ukitake was panting slightly as was Renji while they continued to glare at one another from across the table. Toshiro glanced at Ukitake while Byakuya glanced at Renji before they turned to their respective partners. Toshiro was whispering words to Renji to calm him and figured that Byakuya was doing the same thing for Ukitake.

On the contrary, Byakuya was whispering praise as their plan to get into the other shinigami's heads worked. Now that they were going to be 'assisting' them with their wedding it would give them a chance to get closer to the ones they wanted. Byakuya licked sensitive spot behind Ukitake's ear causing the older shinigami to turn from Renji and kiss him. Toshiro had resorted to kissing Renji as well, except in his case it was to calm his lover down. Renji calmed down after a few minutes deeping the kiss with Toshiro and holding him close.

"I'm sorry.", Renji whispered against Toshiro's lips.

"It's alright." Toshiro whispered back as they kissed once again.

Byakuya and Ukitake were in their own little world and didn't even pay attention to their objects of affections kissing as they were too wrapped up in kissing one another, until Byakuya stopped them. He and Ukitake knew their limits from the previous night and this morning. If they kept going at this rate, they would end up having sex in his garden in front of the other two. Even though he wouldn't mind messing around with Ukitake in the garden, he wasn't a voyeur and while someone might peek in on them at one point, he had way too much pride than to just outright have sex when there were two other people in the same vicinity. Toshiro seemed to have the same thought process as Byakuya, and so him and Renji stopped their kissing as well.

They all sat in silence finishing up the food and tea that miraciously didn't get destroyed in Renji and Jushiro's minor reiatsu battle. After a little more idle chit-chat and plans to meet up on the weekend to go shopping, Renji with Byakuya and Toshiro with Jushiro, the two younger shinigami left leaving the older ones in the garden. Byakuya and Jushiro just laid back and stared at the clouds in the sky together.

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Time: 3 PM

Place: Toshiro's apartment

"Well that was an interesting lunch.", Toshiro commented as they entered his place since it was closer than Renji's.

"...", Renji said nothing and went to get a glass of water sitting down at Toshiro's table.

"Thank you Renji.", Toshiro said coming up behind him and sliding his arms around Renji's neck holding them there loosely. "I swear those two are acting like horny teenagers.", he said with a sigh causing Renji to choke while laughing. Toshiro raised an eyebrow. "Hmmm?"

"I don't think I have ever heard either one of them referred to as horny teenagers.", Renji said still shaking with laughter.

Toshiro laughed a little as well. "I guess not.", he said with a smile.

Renji sighed coming down from his laughter. "At least they offered to help with the wedding even after I pretty much tried to crush Byakuya with my reiatsu.", he said leaning back into Toshiro until his head was in the younger shinigami's lap.

"Yeah, I will admit I did not expect Ukitake to be the one to force you back into your place. I would've sworn it would have been Byakuya.", Toshiro said with a hint of sadness to his voice.

"...yeah...don't worry about it Toshiro. We have each other that's what counts right?", Renji asked looking up at his lover.

Toshiro smiled at him. "Of course it is Renji. I still want to make you smile.", he said bending down to kiss the red head.

"And I still want you to make me smile. I love you Toshiro.", Renji said to him as their lips connected.

"I love you too, Renji.", Toshiro said when they broke apart. "Come with me."

Toshiro led Renji into his bedroom before closing the door. He went over to Renji slowly stripping him out of his clothing. His mouth trailed kisses everywhere he could reach before motioning the red-head over the the bed. Renji laid down on his back as Toshiro slowly took off his clothing as well. He went over to his closet and pulled out a wonderful smelling rainwater massage oil. It had been a gift from Matsumoto when he had turned seventeen that he had one day planned to use on Ukitake, but instead he ended up leaving the older shinigami. Now at nineteen, he was going to use it on his lover. He went over to the bed sitting next to Renji's form and poured some of the beautiful smelling light teal oil on his back. His hands moved over Renji's back making the larger man under him moan slightly as he worked on relieving the red-head's tension.

"Please never forget how much I love you, Renji.", Toshiro whispered to him.

Renji turned over. "I promise I wont forget as long as you promise never to forget that I love you as well.", he said as he locked eyes with the younger shinigami.

They moved together sharing a kiss holding each other close allowing their reiatsu to mingle together. It was a perfect moment in a rather eventful day.

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Well there you have it. Its rather short and I promise the next will be longer. Hope you enjoyed it. Feedback is always appreciated. :)