Hello! Well, I'm crazy alligator and this is the first IchiHime fic I'm posting. I already have two other RenRuki stories going and RenRuki is the main pairing I'm going to post stories for but I'll wright a few IchiHime's like this one. Note of warning, the first couple chapters of this may not be as good as my two other stories because this is a semi-old document I have saved on my computer and my other stories are brand new. I also have the first couple chapters of this typed up so those updates shouldn't take too long. This story also has RenRuki. Probably none of the chapters will be beat-d. This is an AU fiction, so everyone is a human, and it takes place in a city I made up in Japan. Enjoy!
The master plan: chapter 1
"What do you think, Renji?" asked the raven-haired woman as she sat on the couch next to her redheaded husband.
"Huh?" Renji, who had been playing with the couples' orange tabby cat, stopped holding the cat's paws in midair and looked at his wife. "What'd ya say?"
Rukia let out a frustrated sigh. "I said, do you think I should set up Orihime with you know who. I mean, I know Orihime's been looking for someone, and even though he's not the best with the women, I think he'd be good for her. Her sweet and kind personality with just a touch of weirdness, plus his irritable hard-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside personality. Call me crazy, but I think they would even eachother out and..."
Renji didn't hear the rest of what she said, for his brain was now in total zone out mode. This was usually what happened when Rukia went off into rant mode. His mind stopped registering what she said and he started thinking about whatever men think about when they don't want to listen to their wives.
"Renji!" yelled Rukia angrily. Crap. He had forgotten to nod occasionally and give one word responses of agreement like "Yeah", and "Uh-huh."
"Uh, yeah, sure, Rukia, that would be great," he replied quickly, trying to cover up his folly. Rukia, of course, knew he hadn't been listening AGAIN, and so with a sigh she stood up and walked toward their bedroom. But she wasn't done teaching him his lesson, not by a long shot. Renji, who thought he was home free, proceeded to scoop up the cat which had struggled from his grasp during Rukia's rant, when he heard Rukia add from down the hallway,
"I'm glad you agree Renji, because I stopped taking birth control yesterday."
Renji froze. Had she changed the subject to something other than setting up a couple of friends?
"R...Rukia?" he questioned. "Rukia!" his face held shock and horror.
Rukia simply snickered evilly, closing the door of their bedroom behind her. That'll teach him.
Orihime Inoue walked through the pure white halls of the Tsubaki city hospital in her white nurses' uniform, carrying a clipboard with her to room 128 as she passed by the many doors and potted synthetic plants on tables that lined both walls. Her main patient for awhile had been Hisana Kuchiki, wife of Byakuya Kuchiki, a well-known university professor from an extremely rich family. Hisana was also the sister of Rukia Kuchiki-well, that was her name up until a year ago, when she married her close childhood friend and became Rukia Abarai-and Rukia was one of her closest friends. Coincidentally, Rukia and Orihime had even met because of Hisana's hospitalization. Hisana, the older sister at 38 years of age, was gentle, always kind, and delicate-not to mention she had a weak body-and Rukia, the younger sister at 24 years of age, was strong, fierce, stubborn, tough, and in fit physical condition. Orihime often wondered how the two sisters could look like twins yet have personalities that were polar opposites of eachother.
Opening the door to Hisana's room with a bright smile on her face, as usual, Orihime happily greeted the woman. "Good morning, Kuchiki-san!"
"Orihime-chan, please call me Hisana," replied the woman lying in the bed. "No formalities are necessary; I've said this since the first time we met." She was smiling back at Orihime happily.
Orihime's smile widened. "Hai, Hisana-san!" Hisana truly was a wonderful woman, nothing ever angered her and even in her weak condition she would always smile kindly.
"Okay," said Orihime. "Your IV's seem okay...are you feeling alright, Hisana-san?"
"Rather well, infact," she answered.
Before Orihime could respond, the door swung open and in walked Rukia and Renji, one of the more "odd" couples you would ever see in your life. Rukia was 4''8½, with short black hair, pale skin, and purple eyes, and she weighed 73 pounds. Renji, on the other hand, was behemoth. 6''2, 172 pounds, long red hair tied into a ponytail, brown eyes and tanned skin, not to mention he had tattoos all over his body. Apart, you would think that their physical appearances wouldn't complement each other at all, but they were actually pretty cute together. This was another thing that Orihime often wondered about.
"Oh, Rukia-san and Renji-kun, you're here for a visit, I should leave," she said respectfully. She began to do just this but Rukia stopped her.
"Oh, Orhime, would you wait outside the door?" asked Rukia.
"Alright," said Orihime. She smiled and left the room.
"How are you, nee-san?" asked Rukia, walking over to her sister's bed. She and her sister were on very good terms with eachother, and always had been, despite their clashing personalities.
"I feel better than usual," she replied, smiling. "And how are you and Renji-kun?"
"Just fine, nee-san," she answered. "It may not look it, but I've got the big guy whipped." Hisana laughed and Renji rolled his eyes.
"And you, Renji-kun?" she asked. "How are you today?"
Renji smiled. He liked Hisana, she was very kind and always asked how he was doing.
"Fine, though Rukia here gave me a scare yesterday when she made me think she was tryin' to get pregnant." Rukia would've given a smart retort but neither her nor Renji liked to have their usual playful mock fests in front of Hisana. Sure, to them, it was all fun and games, but to others it could seem serious, so they kept it off limits around Rukia's sister.
Hisana frowned, a rare thing for her. "You mean you don't want to have a family?"
"No, it's not that!" Renji quickly assured, waving his arms around for effect. "It's just, even though I found out later that she was joking, Rukia just sprang it on me outta nowhere, and I didn't know what to think, ya know?"
Hisana's smile returned. "I see."
Changing the subject, Rukia said, "Hey, nee-san, I'm thinking of setting up Orihime with a friend of mine from work. What do you think?" Rukia was smiling proudly because of her so-called "master plan"
"Well, I think that would be wonderful!" she replied. "As long as he is a good man, that is."
"Who do you take me for, nee-san?" asked Rukia. "Of course he's a good guy. I've known him for years, he was a friend of me and Renji's in high school, back when Renji and I were dating. He's usually scowling and in a grumpy mood but I think Orihime can soften him up plus once I think she mentioned how cute she thought it was when a guy scowls..."
"Well, then, by all means, you should do it," said Hisana.
Rukia returned her sister's wide smile. "Well, I guess we'll leave now. Nii-sama visit recently?"
"Yes, actually, he visits almost every day," she answered. Byakuya had a cold exterior, but on the inside he cared a lot for his loved ones, especially Hisana.
"That's good. Common, Renji," she went to the door, Renji following. "By the way, his name is Ichigo Kurosaki," she said, before departing.
End of Chapter 1
Well, I hope you enjoyed it, I'm sorry for the shortness. T_T I would like to know your opinions please and the next update will be soon, as it is already typed up and all I have to do is go through it and edit. Also, I am sorry if it sucks, but I promise it will start getting better and the chapters will start getting longer within a few chapters. And now for the disclaimer that I always forget to put until the last minute. Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo, not me. Thank you and good day.