This is my first fanfic so I hope you like it and please review, thanks.

The sun had setted on yet another day in the Seretei, as the sun went down the horizon, the grass was damp and the sky was now bathed in a bright moonlight. A certain raven-haired shinigami sat in her family's private garden looking up towards the evening sky that was now being populated by millions of stars, she closed her eyes and thought about that faithful time; her sorrowful reunion with Kaien.

She remembered the facial features, those beautiful aqua eyes, the midnight black hair and most of all his loving personality. Even though it wasn't really him in front of her, Rukia believed that even though the 9th espada may've consumed his body , his mind and memories was still there; and with one swift motion with her newly discovered attack, she finished off the espada.

It was after all the chaos with the arrancar, espada and especially Aizen, with the help of the substitute soul reaper Ichigo Kurosaki, the soul society finally got rid of the bastard but even worse the fox demon Gin Ichimaru had fled and his whereabouts were unknown, so the Seretei was still on both guard and lookout for him.

As the moon bathed Rukia in its light she felt at peace, her captain Jushirou Ukitake was doing much better with his TB disease and surprisingly was dating the 4th squad's captain Retsu Unohana, she lightly chuckled at the thought and remembered that her long time best friend Renji Abarai was also dating someone; Tatsuki Arisawa from the world of the living.

Then she remembered HIM again; about their days in the thirteenth and how fun was those times, how much she wished to be near him again, then a sudden flair of an unknown reiatsu began to push Rukia to the ground. It was a familiar reiatsu she'd known from back then.

As soon as she got herself up, she heard a moan.

"Rukia…"

She turned to be face-to-face with her nightmare over again. At the back porch was a tall man with midnight hair wearing what looked liked ripped white clothing and white gloves, his zanpaktou was sheathed and placed by his waist and he had beautiful aqua eyes, she saw her former lieutenant Kaien Shiba.. or so she thought.

Rukia tried to reached for Sode No Shirayuki but remembered that she was in her bedroom, Rukia mentally cursed herself and began to chant a binding spell to capture the imposter.

"Bakudo 9: Horin!"

With those words she bounded the wounded man and was beginning to finish him off with Hado 31 when the man spoked again.

"Matte… Rukia.."

Rukia stopped her attack to hear his plea but shrugged it off, she was fooled by the 9th espada once but not again. Although the man looked very wounded she felt a glimmer of hope that this man was actually Kaien, she ran to the man and held his head in her hands.

"K-Kaien-Dono, is this really you?"

The man scoffs "Of course…Kuchiki… I've….returned…" with those last words, Kaien fell unconscious. Panicked as ever, Rukia TRIED to pick him up but reality had hitted her very hard as she realized that her small stature couldn't pick this tall man up.

As if on cue, Byakuya came and ordered his servants to carry him into the guest room.

"Nii-sama?"

"Rukia , it's getting late so get ready for bed."

"H-hai!"

The night went along as Rukia continued to replay the events in her mind; sitting under a cherry blossom tree and then finding Shiba Kaien worned out on the porch. Yep, she wasn't dreaming, but even though she believes that the person in the guest room is really Kaien there was hint of doubt in her mind that he was an imposter. With that thought Rukia went into a deep sleep only thinking of her beloved Kaien and how he had returned.