A/N: This plot just came in my mind last week and I just can't let it go, so now here you have it^^ I'm not good at grammar( english is my second language+I'm not that old)! I did proofread it and didn't find anything wrong~~
Summary: Tomorrow; tomorrow Rangiku is going to get married. Tomorrow; tomorrow she's going to to say 'I do' to a stranger. Tomorrow; tomorrow she's going to be the wife of the richest person alive.
Rating: T for now, might change to M later
Warning: Like I said before, english is my second language , so be prepare for some grammar error!
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or any of the characters in this story(expect some I just made up). All of it belong to Tite Kubo!
Special Thanks: Crazyfreakazoid&BlessedRain~ my lovely beta readers 3
Characters(I'll only post up the important ones in this chapter, I'll introduce more characters as the story goes):
Rangiku: Age 24. She the only daughter of a very rich company. Rangiku was force to get married to Gin due to both his and her family want to create and become the richest and most powerful family in the world.
Gin: Age 25. Gin is the middle son of his family, he have a a older brother and a younger brother. Gin's family is one of the richest family in the world. He was force to get married to Rangiku due to his parents.
Yuna: Age 49. Rangiku's mother.
Jiro: Age 52. Rangiku's father.
Orihime: Age 22. Rangiku's best friend, Orihime sometimes call Rangiku her nee-chan(older sister). Her family is well known to sell furniture. She is married to Ulquiorra.
Ulquiorra: Age 23. Orihime's husband. He's quiet(just like in Bleach), but love Orihime very much.
'Tomorrow's it...' Rangiku looked at herself in the mirror. Her beautiful face and her long, strawberry blond hair were reflected. She want to break it, indeed, she want to break the mirror.
Tomorrow; tomorrow she's going to get married. Tomorrow; tomorrow she's going to say 'I do' to a stranger. Tomorrow; tomorrow she's going to be the wife of the richest person alive.
Rangiku took deep breaths, forcing the unwanted tears to back in. She looked back in the mirror, staring at her own eyes. One might find it funny to be lost in one's own eyes, but Rangiku found it fascinating. For one, she couldn't even see her future husband's eyes. There was many times where she just stared at the mirror, wondering if everything was real. She would put her hand on her face and smooth it, wondering who is she? Am I alive? Is this real or is it a just dream?
A teardrop fell and she jumped as it fell onto her leg. Rangiku wiped her face and glared at the mirror, she can't be weak, and she has to stay strong. From the moment she was told that she's going to be married off because of money and power until now, she had never cried. Ever since she was very little, Rangiku had always dreamed about her Prince Charming. But now, her dream had shattered into pieces in front of her own eyes.
Another tear came, and this time she did not even bother to wipe it off. The tear soon became a waterfall, and she crawled to her bed, hiding under the blanket. She knew the maids were going to walk in and start the day soon, so now was the best time to get rid of any tears, so that she wouldn't show a single tear at the wedding.
That night, Rangiku cried herself to sleep.
The next morning, Rangiku was woken up by a dozen maids surrounding her bed. Each and every single one of them looked like they were ready to kill and Rangiku knew better than to disobey them, after all, they were her mother's maids. They worked like dogs and show no mercy when someone did something wrong. A maid guided Rangiku to the bathroom where the bath was ready; Rangiku took off her robes and stepped in the water.
"Matsumoto-sama, here is the today's schedule; you will have breakfast after you finish bathing, and we will have the morning to get ready for your wedding. At two, the wedding ceremony will start, it will end at three. After the wedding ceremony, we will head to the six star hotel and have a ball…" The maid kept blabbing and blabbing, but Rangiku paid no attention. She got up and grabbed a towel from the counter, smiling at the maid as she put on a dress and she walked out of the bathroom.
Rangiku headed down to the dining room, passing by many lovely paintings hung on the walls. She took the stairs down and kept walking till she reached her destination.
"Hello dear," Rangiku's mother, Yuna walked up to her and gave her a peck on the cheek. Her father looked up from his papers and smiled.
"Good morning, Rangiku." Her father, Jiro, greeted her.
"Good morning father, mother." Rangiku sat down next to her mother at the long table. A maid came up with trays of food.
"Oh today is your big day! I just can't wait to see you in your wedding dress, don't you agree, honey?" Yuna looked at her husband with a big smile on her face, and her husband smiled and nodded in return.
Rangiku stiffened when her mother mentioned the wedding. She hated it; she hated it whenever her parents mentioned the marriage and talked about it like it was good for her. She hated it when they said that it for her own good;for she knew the truth was quite the opposite.
For the rest of breakfast, Rangiku ate silently, ignoring her parents' chat about her wedding. When she was done, she excused herself and headed upstairs to her room, where she knew the maids were waiting for her.
The rest of the morning was boring for Rangiku; dozens of maids surrounded her, holding dresses, jewelry, shoes, and make up. All kinds of stylists stood there, glaring those items as they tried to decide which would look best on her. Rangiku felt like a doll, motionlessly standing there and having others put all kind of dresses on her.
The maids and the stylists took a short break at the lunch time;leaving Rangiku alone and granting her a short respite. Rangiku took a small bite of her sandwich. The food tasted bitter in her mouth, but she kept eating, it wouldn't do her any good if she's hungry at the wedding.
A knock on the door made Rangiku jump; but she pulled herself together and said,"Come in."
Orihime entered with a big smile on her face. Rangiku felt a wave of relief when she realized that it was not her parents who came, she couldn't bring herself to talk to them at this moment.
"Congratulations!" Orihime went to Rangiku and pulled out a small box.
"Oh not you too!" Rangiku playfully hit Orihime's arm, making Orihime laugh as she handed the box to Rangiku.
"I know you don't want get married, but cheer up." Orihime sat down on a chair. She was three years younger than Rangiku. To her, Rangiku was like an older sister. Whenever she felt upset, she knew she could always come to Rangiku for support. But now Rangiku was upset, and Orihime did not know what to do to make her feel better.
Rangiku smiled, she knew Orihime was trying to make her feel better. Opening the small box, she found a pair of stunning earrings inside. Rangiku stared at the earrings for a while, before looking Orihime with a smile.
"They're beautiful! Thank you very much Orihime, I'll wear it at the wedding." Orihime's eyes brightened when she heard Rangiku's declaration.
"So, how are you and Ulquiorra?" Rangiku changed the topic, she didn't want to think about the wedding anymore.
"Fine."Orihime blushed and looked down, she had been married to Ulquiorra for over a year now, yet she still blushed every time whenever someone talked about him in front of her.
"Oh really?" Rangiku asked teasingly. Orihime blushed even harder and Rangiku laughed, it was so much fun teasing Orihime.
"Nee-chan," Rangiku stopped laughing, for whenever Orihime called her that, it meant that something is up. "There is something I need to tell you..." Orihime looked at Rangiku, and Rangiku gave her an encouraging nod.
"I'm pregnant." Orihime whispered into Rangiku's ear. Rangiku widened her eyes and hugged Orihime.
"Congratulations!" For the first time today, Rangiku felt happy. Orihime's face turned red and she smiled sheepishly.
"Does Ulquiorra know this?" Rangiku asked and Orihime shook her head.
"Why not?" Rangiku wondered as a thought occurred to her. "Don't tell me that the child is not his!" Rangiku glanced at Orihime, seeing the girl shake her head violently.
"No, you've got it wrong! I checked the doctor this morning to be sure, and she said I'm pregnant. I came here immediately to tell you." Rangiku smiled, she's glad to have someone like Orihime.
"Well, tell him already! I'm sure that he'll be ecstatic!"Orihime nodded as she got up.
"I have to go now; I'll be there at the wedding." Orihime gave Rangiku a final hug and left.
The maids came back to the room shortly after Orihime left. Rangiku looked at the old grandfather's clock in the room; it was almost time for the wedding. She put on her wedding dress and the jewelry the stylists picked out, informing one of the stylists that she would be wearing the earrings Orihime gave her instead the one the stylist pick out. The stylist looked unhappy but didn't say a word, after all, who would dare to offend the future Mrs. Ichimaru?
Soon, the limo came and picked Rangiku up. She sat in the car with her mother; her father had already taken another limo to the church and wasthere waiting for her. Rangiku nervously looked out of the window.
"My dear, I can't believe that you'll be married soon," Yuna took Rangiku's hand and squeezed it gently. "Promise me that you'll visit your parents when you have time."
Rangiku want to scream at her mother, the way her mother made her marry someone else like this is like selling her for money. However, when Rangiku looked at her mother and saw her mother crying softly, all her hatred melted and she felt sorry.
"I'll be fine, mother." Rangiku gave a loud sigh and took her hand back.
"I know you're still mad at us for this marriage, but we thought it was the best for you..." Yuna wiped her tears.
"How do you know it's the best for me when you didn't even ask me?" Rangiku glued her eyes at the window, her heartbeat erratic after the words flew out of her mouth. This was not a good time to talk about this.
"I'm sorry, my dear..."
"Don't be sorry, mother." The rest of the ride was spent in silence; Rangiku kept staring furiously out of the window, wishing they were there already. Yuna would keep glancing at her daughter every once in a while, hoping that Rangiku would forgive her somehow.
They got to the church after what seemed like forever. Rangiku slowly got out of the car after her mother, and saw her father waiting for her outside of the church. She slowly walked up to her father and held his arm, mentally preparing herself.
Jiro gave a small cough that signaled for the church doors to be opened and the two of them walked down the church aisle.
The church was full of people who stood in silence, all of them staring at the bride. Rangiku had been practicing the walk for a long time back at home, and she knew that she couldn't mess up here.
Feeling nervous with everyone looking at her, Rangiku chose to look straight ahead and scrutinize her husband. He was wearing a black suit with a white tie. Her husband somehow looked strange;he was a tall, skinny man with silver hair, and the way he kept his eyes constantly narrowed to slits made him look like a fox.
Rangiku want to laugh when at the image of her husband's face and a cute little fox's face together, but she kept a straight face and only allowed her lips to curve slightly up.
Rangiku stopped when she was right in front of her husband; Gin gave Jiro a small nod and took Rangiku's hand. Gin sneaked a peek at his wife; the wedding dress she wore fit her figure perfectly like an hourglass.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered together on this beautiful afternoon to share with Gin Ichimaru and Rangiku Matsumoto as they exchange vows of their everlasting love..." The priest kepton reading and reading, with Rangiku ignoring most of it.
"At this time, I'll ask you, Ichimaru-san, and you, Matsumoto-san, to face each other and take each other's hands." The priest said. Gin took Rangiku's hand and faced her, Rangiku blushing slightly as she did the same.
"Ichimaru-san, do you take Matsumoto-san to be your wife, your partner in life and your one true love? Will you cherish her friendship and love her today, tomorrow and forever? Will you trust and honor her, laugh with her and cry with her? Will you be faithful through good times and bad, in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?"
"I do." Gin said. Rangiku shivered, her husband reminded her of a snake.
"Matsumoto-san, do you take Ichimaru-san to be your husband, your partner in life and your one true love? Will you cherish her friendship and love her today, tomorrow and forever? Will you trust and honor her, laugh with her and cry with her? Will you be faithful through good times and bad, in sickness and in health as long as you both shall live?"
"I...do..." Rangiku nervously said.
"And now, you may exchange rings." Gin pulled out a ring and placed it on Rangiku's hand, Rangiku did the same.
"I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!" The priest closed the bible, smiling at the couple.
Rangiku closed her eyes as Gin leaned forward. The kiss was short, but Gin could taste the sweetness that was Rangiku's mouth. Rangiku slowly opened her eyes after the kiss; blushing infrustration when she heard clapping from the people gathered.
People began to leave shortly after the wedding ceremony ended; they got into their cars and limos and proceeded to the six star hotel to attend the ball. Orihime waved at Rangiku before leaving with Ulquiorra.
"Ran-chan, is it?" Gin said after he and Rangiku was in the limo. Rangiku nodded and smiled.
"My name is Gin." Gin's smiled evilly.
"What a weird name..." Rangiku slapped both of her hands on her mouth after realizing she just said that out loud. She glanced at Gin, hoping that he would not get angry at her. Gin's smile fell for a second but reappeared almost immediately, he stared at Rangiku for a while before laughing.
"You're the first person who told me that." Rangiku look down at her shoes, she had ended up embarrassing herself in the first conversation she had with her husband.
The rest of the ride was simple, they exchanged a few words. Gin's phone kept ringing and he would answer all of the calls with 'shut up and stop calling me'.
Rangiku felt sorry for the person on the other side, she knew the person was calling Gin because of work, and she thought that Gin was being rude.
When they reached the hotel, Gin got out of the limo first before turning and extending a hand to help Rangiku out, making her smile. They went into the hotel and were greeted by many people. Orihime ran up to Rangiku and hugged her.
"Rangiku! You look so pretty!" Rangiku returned the hug and smiled.
"Thanks, Orihime. You look pretty too." Ulquiorra slowly walked up behind Orihime and bowed.
"Hello, Ulquiorra-san," Rangiku let go of Orihime and bowed back slightly.
"Congratulations." Ulquiorra said quietly. Rangiku glared at him for a second before putting her mouth next to Orihime's ear.
"Have you told him yet?" Rangiku whispered. Orihime smiled and nodded. Rangiku giggled and gave her thumbs up. Rangiku then gave Ulquiorra a peck on the cheek and whispered congratulations into his ear.
Gin saw Rangiku give another man a kiss, and he immediately pulled her back to him. Rangiku's back hit Gin's chest hard. She looked up and gave Gin a questioning look.
"Excuse us." Gin pulled Rangiku with him in another direction. Rangiku still confused at what just happened; hence she just stared at Gin's back until they stopped moving.
Gin turned back and looked at Rangiku, he seemed angry somehow. Rangiku didn't know what to do; after all, she didn't even know what she did wrong.
"Who's that guy?" His voice seemed a lot colder than the voice she heard back in the limo; Rangiku shot him acurious gaze.
"His name is Ulquiorra. His wife, Orihime, is my best friend." Rangiku looked at Gin, wondering what was wrong.
"Why did you kiss him?" Gin was angry at her;at the fact that his new wife had kissed another man in front of him.
"I'll tell you, but only if you'll keep it a secret." Rangiku sounded so happy. Gin nodded his head, he too angry to even speak.
"Orihime's having a baby!" Rangiku whispered into his ear, and even in a whisper, Gin could hear the excitement in her voice. Gin looked down at Rangiku, she kept giggling and mumbling. Gin felt relief floating inside of his body; he pulled Rangiku to him, holding her tight.
Rangiku was shocked at what Gin did, but she did not fight back. Maybe, just maybe, this marriage is worth it.
I find this chapter boring... I have no idea what next chapter going to be or when it coming out, but please review! Your reviews can make the next chapter come out faster. until then, take care^^