All Your Grace is Gone (Bleach Yaoi Fic) (Ishida Uryuu X Kurosaki Ichigo)

Part One

Title: All Your Grace Is Gone (Part 1 of 5)

Author: hermie & nevi

Fandom: Bleach

Characters: Kurosaki Ichigo, Ishida Uryuu, mentions of others.

Rating: Mature

Summary: Ishida is feeling off since he lost his powers and frustrated after regaining them briefly during the Bounto arc.  Running into Ichigo wasn't in his plans for the night, but the Shinigami has been looking for him.

Warnings: Explicit man-on-man sex scenes, foul language and some angsting

Disclaimer: Don't own them, not making anything off them

Spoilers: Takes place at the end of the Bounto arc, but before the next storyline starts up.  This is based in the anime canon and not the manga. 

            It wasn't like he was going that out of his way to end up on Ichigo's street. It was simply one of the many paths he could take on his nightly wanderings. There was an entire city to mindlessly roam and the probability of him ending up right here, in front of the Kurosaki house, was as high as ending up anywhere else. 

            Ishida stood, almost hidden in shadow, and looked up at the house where the only light on was shining out of what he knew to be Ichigo's window.

            He'd entered and left by that window more than a few times in the months since they'd revealed what they were to each other. Nightly Hollow hunts had made it necessary he told himself now as he had then. As much as he would have liked for it to be different, he was not always able to deal with the creatures on his own. Sometimes he needed his...

            Ishida took pause.  Just what was Ichigo to him? He'd asked himself that repeatedly over the last few months but still had no answer.  Part of him longed to ask Ichigo, to demand an answer from him, but he dared not breach the subject.  He feared the answer.

            The nights they'd spent together hunting Hollows, laughing, competing and when they could steal a precious moment alone, kissing and fondling, what did they mean?  Ishida knew what he felt. He understood that he longed for more.  He longed to know that the heated promises of two young men made in the secrecy of the night could be forged into a real and lasting love.  What he didn't know was did Kurosaki feel the same or was he just fooling around?

            And now, back from the epic mess that their rescue mission to Soul Society had become, he knew even less about what was going on with them. Ichigo was moody, Ishida was powerless. In more ways than one.  All he longed for was the comfort of his lover's arms but he was so caught up in the doubts and fears their journey into the Seireitei had brought front and center, Ishida wasn't even sure he had one.

            Only one thing to do now, Uryuu said silently to himself.  I have to get home and safely tucked away were I am not going to be a burden to anyone.  I might not have my powers anymore but I am still a Quincy and that alone makes me a gourmet treat for Hollows.

            He sighed and turned to leave, only to be stopped by Ichigo's voice. 

            "Hey Uryuu, you space out like that on this street and you're askin' for trouble." Ichigo had been in a dour mood. He'd been out twice tonight taking care of easy but annoying Hollows and one soul return. A child, and those were always hard for him.  Seeing Ishida "hiding out" had made him feel infinitely better as the Quincy had been scarce the last few nights. It was also amusing to have been able to sneak up on the usually painfully perceptive Quincy.  Especially when you consider Ichigo had knocked over a trashcan in his own attempt at stealth. He gave a little tug on Uryuu's silky black hair. "Or is trouble what you're lookin' for?"