A Heart Stripped Bare

Present Day



“Do you remember Ichigo?” Byakuya hissed in my ear. “You said you’d be mine forever. You’re not going to break your promise, are you?”



“You’ve gotta be kidding me,” I practically growl. “I was 11 you ass. And I am NOT yours. I’m a person, not a toy.”



Byakuya didn’t reply. Instead he tightened his hold on my wrists and pressed himself against me. He started nipping along my neck, trying to make me submit.



“I beg to differ. I own you,” he purred. “You’d have starved on the streets if I hadn’t taken you in. I gave you everything.”



“Yeah, you gave me a place to stay. Which is the only reason I stayed this long,” I said angrily. “But you took everything else away from me. You took my virginity and my innocence. What kind of guy has sex with a little kid?”



“I seem to remember that you enjoyed it.”



“But I never wanted it. Having sex with a minor is illegal Byakuya,” I informed him.



“So what if it is?” he said, cocking an eyebrow. “Are you going to turn me in?”



“No. But I’m not letting you fuck me ever again.”



I manage to break his hold on my wrists and ran up to my room, locking the door. I sigh, running my fingers through my hair as I sat on my bed. What was I gonna do now? Byakuya didn’t show emotion, but I knew him well enough to tell- he was furious. One way or another, he was gonna make my life hell. I sighed again and reached for the phone.



“Renji? It’s me,” I say as soon as the phone was picked up. “I’m in trouble.”



“Trouble? What kind of trouble?” Renji asked. I could hear the concern in his voice. “Did something happen on your date?”



“The date went fine. But Byakuya saw Hana and me together. We just had a fight about it, and I said I would no longer have sex with him. I’m not sure if I should stay here anymore.”



“Damn right you shouldn’t stay. If he can fuck a kid without batting an eye, who knows what else he could do. You should’ve left a long time ago.”



“I know. But I don’t have anywhere else to go,” I said. “He’s had me on a leash for so long. To tell you the truth, I’m a little afraid of leaving.”



“Well, if you want my opinion, it’s time to throw away your collar,” Renji told me. “You know you can always move in here with me if you need to.”



“I might just take you up on that offer.”



“I hope you do. So what did happen with you and Hanataro? I’m dying to hear the details.”



“We went to the movies first. We saw that horror film ‘The Left Hand.’ Hana was so scared, he was in my lap. Literally,” I said with a chuckle.



“Bet you liked that. Did you tell him how you felt? How’d he take it?”



Even though I knew Renji couldn’t see me, I fought down the blush growing on my cheeks. I wasn’t the type of guy who share his feelings easily. Being sexually abused for 7 years tends to do that to you.



“Yeah, I told him,” I said softly. “And he feels the same way. We spent the next few hours making out in his room.”



“Nice. You move fast, don’t you?” Well, I’m glad it worked out,” Renji said. “I’ll see you later Ichigo. And don’t let Kuchiki push you around.”



“I won’t, I promise. Thanks Renji. Later,” I said, before hanging up.



Once I hung up, I went to bed feeling better than I had a few minutes ago. I fell asleep quickly, Hana filling all my dreams.



When I woke up the next morning, I got dressed and left in record speed. I wanted to avoid running into Byakuya. After the fight last night, any encounter would not be pleasant. School was a blur that day, all my thoughts on my first real date with Hanatarou. I couldn’t wait to go to the museum, then making out again. The last bell couldn’t come soon enough.



“Hey, Ichigo. Where ya think you’re going?” a nasty voice calls out as I was leaving.



“Don’t have time to deal with you Grimmjow. Got a date this afternoon.”



“Oh really?” the blue-haired Grimmjow said as he walked towards me. “Someone is going on a date with you? I don’t think so.”



I ignored him and turned away. Which was stupid. The next thing I knew, something hard hit me on the back of my head, and I blacked out.



I came to slowly, my head throbbing. I tried to get up, only to discover I was handcuffed to someone’s bedpost. I was lying on my stomach and completely naked.



“About time you woke up,” someone said behind me. “You’ve been out cold for 2 hours. I was getting tired of waiting.”



The person that had spoke walked over to the bed, and I saw that it was Grimmjow. He was also naked, and was leering at me. I gulped, not liking his expression. His eyes were glittering with lust.



“What are you doing? Get these handcuffs off me!” I yell, trying to hide the fear in my voice. I knew what was on his mind, and I did not like it at all. The one thing Byakuya had never done was outright rape me.



“Take them off? Why would I do that?” Grimmjow said. “We’re gonna have so much fun, and we can’t do that if I take the handcuffs off.”



Grimmjow climbed onto the bed behind me, and wrapped his arms around my waist. He pressed himself against my back, his erection rubbing against my leg. I pulled on the restraints as hard as I could, but I couldn’t slip out. Grimm chuckled darkly, before biting my neck hard. I yelled, but it only seemed to excite him.



“That’s right. Yell, scream, cry. I love hearing it. You’re gonna be screaming a lot more before we’re through.”



“Grimmjow you bastard!” I yelled. “Once I’m free, you are dead meat! Understand!”



Grimm just laughed, and tied a towel around my mouth, gagging me. He bite me on the neck again, nipping down along my back. He began kissing my spine, licking each knob of bone. He reached my legs and began biting again. I kicked out hard, but he grabbed my feet and held them down.



“Should’ve tied your legs too,” he said. “But I think I can deal with it. Time for the real fun to begin.”



He straddled my hips, barely noticing my struggles to throw him off. I felt him position himself, and I began to panic.



“Relax Ichigo. We’ve only just started,” Grimmjow laughed. “Don’t want to ruin the moment now, do we?”



He plunged inside me, and I screamed in pain. He thrusted in and out of me harshly, again and again. I screamed, thrashing around. But he just held me down, and kept going. It was the worst feeling in the world. Sex with Byakuya had gotten rough sometimes, but it was never like this.



An hour later, Grimmjow finally climaxed inside me and pulled out. He laid beside me, panting and gasping. He leered at me, grinning at the tears running down my cheeks and the blood dripping down my legs.



“That was fun. I had a great time,” he said. “I can only imagine how much better it would be if you were giving back.”



“Keep dreaming jerk,” I snarled. “Cause it’s never gonna happen. You’ve had your fun, now let me go.”



“Alright, alright. I guess I’ve kept you busy long enough,” he said, getting up and going to his dresser. He began rummaging through the drawers and pulled out a key.



“Kept me busy? What the hell do you mean by that?”



Grimmjow shrugged as he unlocked the cuffs. I sat up, glaring daggers at him as I rubbed my wrists. Once the soreness went away, I was gonna beat the shit out of him.



“I mean your boss Kuchiki paid me 50 bucks to bring you here and do ya. Don’t ask me why,” Grimm told me. “Said something about you needing to be taught a lesson.”



“What? Byakuya paid you to rape me?” I yelled. “No way. I don’t believe you.”



“It’s the truth,” Grimmjow said as he got dressed. “He seemed pretty mad when he asked me to do it. He got a grudge against you Ichigo?”



I glared at him, not wanting to believe it. But deep down, I knew he wasn’t lying. When Byakuya got angry with someone, he went out of his way to make them miserable. And he was more than angry about getting dumped.



“Just give me my clothes and get out of my sight,” I grumbled. “I’m outta here.”



Grimm shrugged again, then opened a dresser drawer and pulled out my clothes. I dressed quickly, wanting nothing more than to leave. But before I did, I punched Grimmjow right on the chin. Sent him sprawling to the floor.



I left and headed home. I was gonna give Byakuya a piece of my mind. I had taken a lot of crap over the years I lived with him. But him hiring Grimm to rape me was not something I was gonna let pass. I finally reached the house and went inside, intent on finding Byakuya and cuss him out. But I heard something and paused. Someone was sobbing loudly, and whoever it was sounded familiar.



Hana! It was Hana crying! And it was coming from Byakuya’s room. Why? Why would Hana be here? And why would he be crying? Unless… Oh no. He wouldn’t!



I raced upstairs. But the door to Byakuya’s bedroom was locked. I could hear Hanataro’s sobs coming from the other side. I yanked on the door, rattling the knob.



“Let me in!” I shouted. “Let me in! Byakuya! You’d better not be doing what I think you’re doing! Open up! Hana! Hana, are you ok?”



I shoved hard against the door and it gave. I stared at the scene now revealed in front of me in shock and rage. Hanataro was tied facedown on the bed. He was naked and Byakuya, who was also naked, was sitting on top of him. He was ramming himself into Hana, ignoring the shaking sobs.



“Get off of him! Get off!” I yelled. “Leave him alone!”



I went forward and grabbed Byakuya’s arm, pulling him off Hana. If looks could kill, he’d be dead 20 times over from the glare I gave him as I untied holding Hanataro down. I cradled Hana in my arms, trying to calm him down. Byakuya was dead meat for this.



“Ichigo. You’re home sooner than expected,” Byakuya said, his voice unnaturally calm. There was even less emotion in his than usual. “I guess Grimmjow didn’t take the time to enjoy himself. He must have been impatient. Too bad. I was hoping to prolong the fun.”



“Fun! You call this fun?” I said, trembling with rage. “Grimmjow RAPED me. Because you paid him to! And I just caught you raping Hana! How could you?”



“I told you Ichigo. You belong to me. I had to teach you a lesson.”



I growled and jumped up. I lunged forward, fist aiming for Byakuya’s face. But he calmly stepped sideways, grabbed my arm, and twisted. I stumbled and as I fell, Byakuya’s own fist came up and slammed into the side of my face. I went flying back, nearly landing on top of Hanataro, who was curled up in a ball.



Byakuya walked over and pinned me to the bed. His eyes were blanker than I’d ever seen them. It scared me to the core. He was nuts. Completely insane. Who knew what he’d do now?



“You’re mine. Always mine. Do you understand me?” he murmured in my ear. “I’ll let you say goodbye. Because you are never to see this boy again. No one can touch you but me.”



He left then, leaving me pale and fearing for my life. I looked over at Hana, sobbing his heart out. I reached over and caressed his cheek. He didn’t look up, so I took his chin and lifted it gently. I gasped when I saw Hana’s face. It was covered in bruises, and his eyes were glazed over. I don’t think he could even see me.



“Oh Hana,” I whispered. “What has he done to you?”



I picked up Hana’s clothes that were strewed around the floor and carefully dressed him. Gathering him up in my arms, I left the room and the house, taking him home. I sat him on his bed and hugged him. He didn’t respond. It was the most pitiful sight I had ever seen.



I stayed there throughout the night, and the next day, and the next. I didn’t go to school for 2 weeks. Except for quick trips to the bathroom, I was always by Hanataro’s side. He didn’t say a word the entire time. He barely moved. I had to spoon feed him so he wouldn’t starve. It broke my heart to see him like this. The love of my life was nothing but a shell now. And I had no idea how to fix it.