Why Would She Care?
To be together once more this weekend...
God, please grant me a happy end.
In the present, past, and future,
I'll be completely devoted to you.
I can't forget that dear look in your eyes
when we first met.
- Moonlight Densetsu (AKA Miracle Romance)
"Otousan! Why are you doing this? I don't really like this lady. Her kids are nice, but I don't like her. She's way too strict." A little girl whined. "Can't you forget about getting re-married?"
Her brother stayed silent, while the father sighed. "I love her, sweetie. You've got to understand that. Here they come now. Be on your best behaviour." The little girl sighed and put on her best fake smile. The woman who walked up had a sweet smile, and she looked slightly nervous. "Ohayou," She spoke softly. "These are my daughters. Hisana and Rukia." She introduced them.
Mitsuki smiled and grabbed Byakuya's hand, much to her brother's displeasure. "Hi!" She chirped to the new girls. Rukia greeted her back with equal enthusiasm, while Hisana opted for a quiet, "Hello,". Byakuya blinked at Hisana, trying to ignore the pink dusting his cheeks. Mitsuki giggled.
"Rukia is adorable!" Mitsuki cooed, ruffling the girl's hair. "How old is she?" Rukia smiled proudly. "Four and a half."
Mitsuki giggled.
"How cute!"
Rukia groaned. Another flash. She was starting to get sick of them. They gave her major headaches, did absolutely nothing for her memory, and they had her looking like a freak with her moans of pain afterward.
"Kuchiki-san? Are you feeling well?" Yui Hosashika, the professor, asked, looking up from her book. "Do you need to go home?" Tatsuki, who was sitting next to Rukia nodded to her friend. Rukia sighed. "No, I'm okay." Yuki shrugged, and went back to her reading, looking at the Kuchiki girl every now and then, casting worried glances.
Tatsuki sighed at Rukia's stubbornness. Sometimes it really annoyed her. "I'll be fine," Rukia reassured, noticing Tatsuki's reaction. "I promise."
Tatsuki nodded. "If you say so."
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Grimmjow watched as Rukia exited the school, Momo, Inoue, and Tatsuki sticking to her like a nail to wood.
Two weeks.
The teal-haired Jaggerjack had been spying on the nineteen year old Kuchiki for two weeks. All for money given to him by a Mr. Kaitou Kuchiki. Grimmjow, in short, was not a very nice man. He had killed and kidnapped. He had made sure people went missing and stayed like that. He had done all these things, but that didn't mean he didn't regret it.
He was cruel, cold hearted, and showed no mercy. But this girl, this raven-haired college student, who laughed and made jokes and had so many friends, was making him regret his decision. Hell, he regretted it the minute he saw her picture.
Grimmjow gulped. All his victims had been over the age of twenty-five.
Not Rukia. Rukia was his first... job that was still in college. She had many regrets to come. Who was he to stop her?
Grimmjow quirked an eyebrow as Rukia broke away from her friends and waved to someone.
A boy.
He had bright orange hair, and a scowl that immediately softened upon seeing Rukia.
Grimmjow smirked slightly, turning and walking back to his car.
He had to report to Kaitou.
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Rukia smiled upon seeing Ichigo, and frowned a little upon seeing the girl stuck to his side.
Senna tilted her head to the side. "Ich, is that a friend of yours?" Ichigo nodded. "Yep, that's Rukia." Senna smiled. "Really? Well, then, don't tell her I'm your cousin." Ichigo quirked an eyebrow. "Why?" Senna scoffed, "Because I don't want anyone knowing I'm related to you." She stuck her tongue out. "Why you little-"
"Hello, Ichigo." Rukia said, cutting Ichigo off. "Who's your friend?"
Ichigo smiled awkwardly. Why did Rukia sound so mad? "Th-this is Senna. An old friend. She used to live next door to me..." Rukia's smile widened to an almost creepy level. This scared Ichigo even more. "Really? Well, it's nice to meet you, Senna-chan." Rukia shook the other girls' hand.
After a moment of silence, she spoke up. "Well, I should get going before Momo and Inoue blow the house up. Tatsuki can't do everything, ya know? See you guys later!" Senna and Ichigo waved goodbye as Rukia walked away.
Then... "I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!" Senna cheered. "WHAT?" Ichigo shouted in suprise. "She likes you Ich, and I mean really likes! If she didn't she wouldn't get so jealous of you and I walking together!" Ichigo looked at Senna like she grew a second head. "Yeah right,"
"Sen, you're crazy."
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"Hey Tatsuki," Rukia asked her spiky-haired friend later that night, "You've known Ichigo for, like, forever, right?" Tatsuki nodded, "Yeah, pretty much. Why? Something goin' on between you two?" She asked through a mouthful of chips. They were in front of the couch, watching a horror movie.
"Is there?" Momo asked, suddenly interested at the prospect of something going on between her best guy-friend and her best girl-friend. "Yeah, is there, Rukia?" Inoue added her two cents.
"No," Rukia said, giggling at her friends' sudden interest in her personal life.
"But," She bit her lip. Should she really ask? It could've been nothing, after all Ichigo never really showed a real interest in girls. Why would Rukia care, anyway? Ichigo was just a friend, and this Senna girl seemed really nice.
But Rukia had to know.
"Have you ever heard of a girl named Senna, Tatsuki?"
Tatsuki closed her eyes in thought. "No, I don't think so. Why do you ask?" She finally said after a few minutes of silence.
Rukia sighed in defeat. "Oh, okay. Um, no reason. I just wanted to ask. Let's get back to the movie, okay?"
Tatsuki nodded, turning her attention back to the movie in front of her.
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"And where do you think you're going, mister?" Unohana asked with a raised eyebrow. The normally kind woman had a foot tapping and a displeased look on her face.
Toshirou turned swiftly and glared at the doctor. "Out."
Unohana shook her head. "No you aren't. It's a little under fifty degrees. Didn't you read the diagnoses? You have pneumonia. It's back to bed for you." Unohana said, pushing Toshirou back into his room.
"But..."
"Goodnight, Hitsugaya-kun," Unohana said, finality lacing her voice. "I'll see you in the morning."
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End of chapter seven.
I know, very short and filler-ish.
I update every other day it seems, so it should be okay.
Please review! It'll make me work faster!
-TMU
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