Title: A Cinderella Story
Author: familyreject24 (female author)
Anime/Manga: Bleach
Pairings: Ichigo/Rukia; Hisana/Byakuya
Declaimer: I don't own Bleach or any of its characters. All of it belongs to the brilliant excellent manga artist/writer Tite Kubo.
A/N: Yes I am back, and it feels really good too. I'm sorry you guys but I had to delete my other story because I kept getting writer's block and the story really wasn't going the way I had planned. So I decided to start a new story. And here it is please review because I would love to here your view, your tips and your comments. Enjoy the story!

Once upon a time in the land of Soul Society, there lived a rich noble family, known as the Kuchiki Clan. Byakuya is head of the noble Kuchiki family, he was sophisticated in his philosophy and manner of speech. He was considered high class, he is perpetually cool, calmand collected--many might say cold and emotionless having never been seen to either smile or lose his temper. Despite his youthful appearance and record, Byakuya has never been married before because he is always working and he loves to work. Byakuya is the type who keeps his affections and emotions under raps, so to speak.

On one dark and gloomy night, the moon was staring down at Byakuya. The streets were empty and there was silence in ever corner of the Rukongai. Byakuya was walking through the lonely streets of the Rukongai. He stopped by the river to look at the starry sky when he noticed a woman at the river drawing water. She was petite woman with black hear that looked like the midnight sky, she was wearing a kimono with cherry blossoms on it. Her kimono looked torn and a little dirty because she had been cleaning and walking through the dirty streets of the Rukongai. She had a delicate elegance and her natural appearance that appealed to him. Byakuya couldn't help but fall in love with this woman. When she had realized he was looking at her, she ran through the alley and left before he could say a word.

I wonder who she is. I have never seen anyone like her, she is so beautiful. Wait what am I thinking! I don't even know her and she doesn't even know me like that.

Night after night he would dream of her and all through the day he would wonder about her. He realized that thinking about her was interfering with his work so he decided to go and look for her. So one night just like the night he met her, he went out by the river hoping to see her but he didn't see her. He stayed there, hour after hour, just waiting for her to come to the river. Finally she came; she had recognized it was him coming towards her. "Good evening, Byakuya sama," she said in a delicate polite manner.

"Wait, come back, I want to know your name at least" Byakuya said as she was turning around to leave.

"Why would you be interested in a peasant?"

"I don't know but ever since I saw you before I couldn't get you off my mind."

"My name is Hisana but I never heard of a Captain being interested in a peasant from the Rukongai."

They walked down the riverbank talking about each other's lives and past. They seemed very interested in each other; eventually they stop and looked at each other. Hisana looked up and gazed into his eyes and he did the same. But when he looked in her eyes he saw sadness and pain as if someone or something was troubling her. She still smiled and he put his hands on her face. She placed her hands on top of his broad hands. At that moment the moon came out of the clouds and shone on them while the fireflies flew around them. He leaned forward and their lips met. He wrapped his arms around her waist and they looked at the sky together and kissed each other again.

One year later they got married and they started their lives together. As the years went by Hisana kept going out looking for her sister she abandoned before. So one day Hisana was walking through the house and she accidentally bumped into Byakuya.

"Where have you been?"

She never told Byakuya about how she had abandoned her baby sister while living the rough Rukongai. She abandoned her baby sister and felt guilty ever since. Now she feels she can take care of her sister and she was searching for her little sister even though she was pregnant.

"It looks like you have been avoiding me."

There was silent pause.

"No, I haven't... its just... Umm" she could hardly answer or look at him.

"Why have you been going out by yourself? You know the doctor told you to stay off you feet and stay in bed. I have been worried sick about you and you know it hurts me to see you like this."

"I have to tell you something very important." Hisana said while pulling him into the living room.

"What is it? Do you feel ill or what? Are you cheating on me? I'm only kidding, what's wrong?"

"No it's nothing like that at all. Before I met you I did something horrible."

"What was it? You can tell me anything and you know you are going to have to tell me it anyway because I am your husband."

"I know that but what I did was the most awful thing anybody could ever do and I don't think you should have married such a bad..."

"I don't ever want to hear you say anything like that ever again. I will love you no matter what and you should know that and I will never abandon you or betray you. Now tell me why you have been going back to the Rukongai and not telling me."

To be continued...