High School Hopes
Summary: Meeting you was fate. Becoming your friend was a choice. Falling in love with you was beyond my control.
Author's Note: I do not own any of the character from Bleach, more's the pity. Tite Kubo own's completely.
One
With the Christmas break over, many of the Karakura High School teenagers were antsy to return. They had missed their friends and if they were being brutally honest, they missed the school itself.
However, the night before the highly anticipated return to school, snow had fallen heavily which meant the usual walk to school was made difficult. Many of the boys had to duck volleys of snowballs or scurry out of the way of skidding cars as they ran across roads. Groups of girls held umbrella's over their heads or failing that using them as shields from the snowballs and slush flying up onto the pavement from passing vehicles.
It was a relief to get into the warmth of the building. Melted snow became the next hazard and it wasn't long before the janitor was stood with yellow signs and his matching mop and bucket, making sure nobody broke their neck on a patch that had been missed.
The shrill school bell rang, the teen's settled and the day began.
All for one teen though... Rukia Kuchiki hated being late for anything, and being late for the first day of term was even worse. She always felt guilty when she entered the room, almost as if she had missed something vital and it would affect her entire school term.
After missing her morning alarm, it seemed to take her years to have a shower, dress in her uniform and collect her belongings. Slipping into a warm jacket, she had snatched a piece of toast from the table and bid goodbye to her elder brother, Byakuya.
She stopped at a nearby sushi shop and collected her usual lunchtime order. Checking her watch, she swore. Late. Damn damn damn! She stuffed the lunch-pack into her satchel and hurried along.
Only a few blocks to go, she picked up the pace. Looking both ways, she started to run. She heard of screech of wheels, and slipped on a patch of black ice, landing flat on her backside. A black car slid sideways and it narrowly missed her.
Fuming now, she scrambled up, snatching her bag and gave the blacked out windows the finger. As she ran off, she gave the bonnet a good sharp kick, and she carried onto the high school.
Miss Ochi hadn't arrived yet when Rukia let herself into the classroom, her hair damp and panting. Luck was on her side. For once.
"Rukia! Over here!" called out a long haired ginger girl.
Rukia smiled and headed over to where Orihime Inoue and her friends were sat. She hugged the buxom girl and they exchanged formalities.
"Hey," a voice whispered as hands settled on her waist.
She gave a small squeal and turned, instead throwing her arms around her boyfriend, Ichigo Kurosaki. He ducked his head and kissed her. When they parted, she smiled even more. Nothing could compare to his lips on hers. She practically melted.
"Ichigo, do you have to do that in the middle of the classroom?" hissed the bespectacled Uryu Ishida.
"Well I haven't seen her since last night!" laughed Ichigo and for the first time in a while a smile broke out on his almost stern face.
"They're in love, Uryu, leave them be," said the voice of reason Yasutora 'Chad' Sado.
The group broke into small fits of giggles until the door opened and Miss Ochi's voice rang out- "Calm down! Calm down! Let's take our seats!"
There was much scraping of chairs and desks as the students settled into the empty seats. Rukia smiled as she looked inside her desk, the one beside Ichigo. Everything was as she had left it before Christmas- it was like returning home.
Miss Ochi began to take the register-
KNOCK KNOCK!
"Oh come in!" the teacher called.
And in walked a blue haired, green eyed teenage boy. He was tall and had a slightly arrogant swagger to his movements. His white school shirt was already open and his dark grey trousers were tight around his waist. His school satchel was clung carelessly over one shoulder.
Girls began to titter and whisper behind their hands. Boys exchanged looks of disbelief.
The new boy's eyes scanned the room and within moments, they flickered onto Rukia. She blushed, and didn't know why- well, apart from the fact that he was tad good looking...
"Oh hello!" Miss Ochi smiled. "You must be my new student! How groovy!" (All the students looked at each other with raised eyebrows). "You're-" Miss Ochi began shuffling papers.
"Grimmjow. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez," he said, staring straight into Rukia's violet eyes.
Author's Note:
Well what do we think? Probably will keep uploading, even if I don't get many reviews "/ Oh you know that button- just hit it and review! Hope you're enjoying it so far!
Love ZeeZee the Dreamer xx
