She gently opened the shoji screen, sneaking out. She crept past her nii-sama's room, making sure he was asleep. Before slipping out of his room, she quickly mouthed 'arigato'.
She ran out of the Kuchiki manor, slipped through the gates of Seretai, and snuck through Rukongai, making her way to the human world. To be honest, she didn't know why she was going there. At first she thought that it was to see Ichigo. No, it was for another reason. It was to escape something, to escape her nii-sama, to escape her guilt. To escape her dark past, her sins.
She didn't know where she would live, how she would survive. She couldn't go back to Ichigo, she didn't want to burden him again. She couldn't go to Urahara's shop for the same reason.
She finally reached the human world, only increasing her worries. She began walking down dark alleys, not knowing where she was going. Eventually she realized that she had been walking to Ichigo's house. She stopped herself and began walking to Urahara's shop. She decided she would have to inconvenience him for one night.
She crept in without anyone noticing. She decided to sleep in the storage room, figuring that she'd be gone by the time everyone woke up. Closing her weary eyes, she began to slowly drift off.
She felt light hands begin to shake her. She warily lifted her head, her gaze meeting that of Ururu. She looked around at the surprised Urahara, Ginta, and Tessai.
"What brings you back here?" Urahara asked.
"I'm sorry" Rukia muttered, quickly standing up. She rushed to the door, only to be stopped by Tessai.
"C'mon, you just got here. Stay, relax a bit" Urahara said.
"I…I can't" she said quickly, pushing past Tessai. She ran into the main shop and froze, surprised by who stood in front of her.
He wore a neatly pressed suit, suiting his personality. His hair was tied back and neatly combed, and it looked like he gelled it. His blue eyes stared at her coldly, almost angrily.
"I'm disappointed in you, Rukia" he said sternly, sending chills down her spine. She could feel goosebumps just from his presence.