The Perfect Something~Chapter 5
Title: The Perfect Something
Chapter: 5. Well, Actually…
Fandom: Bleach
Characters: Byakuya, Rukia
Word Count: 667
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: S/S Arc, Het, slightly AU, doesn’t follow a time line
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or it’s characters.
Summary: Everything has changed. He pulls away, she embraces the new. Who will be left behind, who will find love?
Byakuya walked slowly through the streets of Serietie and willed himself not to crack a smile. He always enjoyed his annual trips to the world of the living. He went every year to a special little shop in Karakura Town. He had been buying this rare herb tea from the same family for a couple of centuries. He returned to Soul Society every year and had to force himself not to smile in delight that the family still remained around to sell the delicate herbal brew. He would normally buy enough to last him the whole year. He had even bought extra this year. He wasn’t sure why, but he felt it would be wise to have too much as opposed to the alternative.
He considered stopping by his division to make sure the buildings were still standing, and if they were, sharing the wealth. He figured they would probably suspect something and let the tea go to waste for fear that he had done something to it. Byakuya wasn’t generally a very nice person. At least, that’s what the rumors say. He didn’t see how remaining calm and impassive could translate into being a bad person completely void of all feelings. Didn’t they know that as the head of a noble family he had to keep up appearances? HE couldn’t just run amuck and act like anyone else when he clearly wasn’t. Byakuya willed himself back into contentment and vowed not to let this bother him today. He had reason to be in a good mood and he would be damned if those ruffians would spoil it. Again.
He made a slight turn towards the gates of the Kuchiki estate and felt a strange sensation in his stomach. He would have given it more stock had he not immediately felt Rukia’s agitated spirit energy. As he began to shunpo the somewhat long distance to the main doors his face reverted from the small smile he hadn’t even realized had crept up on him into a not so unusual frown. ’What is going on in there?” he thought, in a mild state of worry. It just didn’t make sense for her spirit energy to be spiking out of control so rapidly. By the time he reached the door her spirit energy was nearly normal and he wasn’t quite so worried anymore. Never the less, he didn’t remain outside for long and quickly pushed the door open.
As he stepped inside, Rukia stopped right before him and looked him dead in the eyes. That in itself was strange as she usually avoided eye contact with him. Then she did something even more out of character and studied his face, his hair and his clothing. He arched one perfectly sculpted eyebrow and considered her strange behavior for a moment. ‘Well, that was odd.’ Byakuya thought. No nod of obeisance, no greeting at all. ’Maybe she was finally beginning to feel at home here.”, he thought with a bit of well contained amusement. He watched the worry drain from her face and almost as quickly as it had gone, it was replaced with rage. His confusion grew as she stalked up to him, acting as if she owned the place, the fact the she actually, kind of, did not entering his mind. And he watched as she hit his arm as if he were one of her friends and he had pissed her off. He didn’t mind admitting that it was all a little strange to him. And although he wasn’t really against her behaving so comfortably, she had never acted in such a way in his presence. And she looked to be slightly shocked by her own actions. Almost as if she had done them unintentionally. As he watched her face flicker with realization and then fear, he realized that this wasn’t something he had planned on. This wasn’t a part of his promise to Hisana. He realized with an odd sense of… something, that he actually loved Rukia.
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Chapter: 5. Well, Actually…
Fandom: Bleach
Characters: Byakuya, Rukia
Word Count: 667
Rating: G
Warnings/Spoilers: S/S Arc, Het, slightly AU, doesn’t follow a time line
Disclaimer: I do not own bleach or it’s characters.
Summary: Everything has changed. He pulls away, she embraces the new. Who will be left behind, who will find love?
Byakuya walked slowly through the streets of Serietie and willed himself not to crack a smile. He always enjoyed his annual trips to the world of the living. He went every year to a special little shop in Karakura Town. He had been buying this rare herb tea from the same family for a couple of centuries. He returned to Soul Society every year and had to force himself not to smile in delight that the family still remained around to sell the delicate herbal brew. He would normally buy enough to last him the whole year. He had even bought extra this year. He wasn’t sure why, but he felt it would be wise to have too much as opposed to the alternative.
He considered stopping by his division to make sure the buildings were still standing, and if they were, sharing the wealth. He figured they would probably suspect something and let the tea go to waste for fear that he had done something to it. Byakuya wasn’t generally a very nice person. At least, that’s what the rumors say. He didn’t see how remaining calm and impassive could translate into being a bad person completely void of all feelings. Didn’t they know that as the head of a noble family he had to keep up appearances? HE couldn’t just run amuck and act like anyone else when he clearly wasn’t. Byakuya willed himself back into contentment and vowed not to let this bother him today. He had reason to be in a good mood and he would be damned if those ruffians would spoil it. Again.
He made a slight turn towards the gates of the Kuchiki estate and felt a strange sensation in his stomach. He would have given it more stock had he not immediately felt Rukia’s agitated spirit energy. As he began to shunpo the somewhat long distance to the main doors his face reverted from the small smile he hadn’t even realized had crept up on him into a not so unusual frown. ’What is going on in there?” he thought, in a mild state of worry. It just didn’t make sense for her spirit energy to be spiking out of control so rapidly. By the time he reached the door her spirit energy was nearly normal and he wasn’t quite so worried anymore. Never the less, he didn’t remain outside for long and quickly pushed the door open.
As he stepped inside, Rukia stopped right before him and looked him dead in the eyes. That in itself was strange as she usually avoided eye contact with him. Then she did something even more out of character and studied his face, his hair and his clothing. He arched one perfectly sculpted eyebrow and considered her strange behavior for a moment. ‘Well, that was odd.’ Byakuya thought. No nod of obeisance, no greeting at all. ’Maybe she was finally beginning to feel at home here.”, he thought with a bit of well contained amusement. He watched the worry drain from her face and almost as quickly as it had gone, it was replaced with rage. His confusion grew as she stalked up to him, acting as if she owned the place, the fact the she actually, kind of, did not entering his mind. And he watched as she hit his arm as if he were one of her friends and he had pissed her off. He didn’t mind admitting that it was all a little strange to him. And although he wasn’t really against her behaving so comfortably, she had never acted in such a way in his presence. And she looked to be slightly shocked by her own actions. Almost as if she had done them unintentionally. As he watched her face flicker with realization and then fear, he realized that this wasn’t something he had planned on. This wasn’t a part of his promise to Hisana. He realized with an odd sense of… something, that he actually loved Rukia.
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