Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach... Tite Kubo does. sigh
It had now been exactly 50 years. On this very day 50 years ago he lost his beloved wife, Hisana.
Byakuya strolled down the streets of the Seireitei as he would always do when he was troubled and his mind was clouded. It was cold and dark, not to mention silent. It was still 3am in the morning, and most of the people were still asleep or wise enough to enjoy the last minutes of warmth under their bed sheets. But Byakuya didn't allow himself such "unnecessary" comforts, especially today.
The sky is cloudy and the air is damp and cold, as always on this day.
Byakuya moved toward a bench that stood lonely at the side of road and took a seat, his body weight seemed to crush on him as he sat there. He observed the sky warily, tired of the road and its depressing loneliness. But the sky was even sadder; the clouds covered every patch and the only colour that graced the sky was a dark and surprisingly empty grey.
It seems that even the skies are aware of your absence.
He knew that his thoughts were silly and didn't make any sense, but he knew that Hisana would have laughed at the great Kuchiki-taichou pondering over the emotions of inanimate things. Her radiant laugh... He smiled at the thought of her lips curving into a smile and her whole body would vibrate from desperately trying to keep the chuckles hidden. (which always failed miserably) And then he would always nudge her in the side and tell her to stop laughing. Memories...
Byakuya forgot about the time, all he was aware of was that it was time to face his work and the looks of pity from his subordinates. The work he could handle, but the looks he received from the others crushed him like a heavy weight on his shoulders. But he had to be strong, just like he had always been for the last 50 years.
Please Hisana... Stay with me. Keep me strong. I need you.
He slowly rose from the bench, wiped the dirt of his captain's haori and slowly started moving toward the 6th division wing of the Seireitei. He took one last deep breathe and shunpo'd toward his office.
By midday, Byakuya was already finished with his paperwork. Every year on this day his pile of papers was surprisingly small. He hated it through and through, the idiotic ideas of his subordinates. They wanted to do him a favour, but instead they took the only distraction he had away and was left wandering around the Seireitei thinking about Hisana and the last moments he had with her.
He must have covered half of Seiretei (and passed hundreds of faces filled with pity toward him) when he passed the 8th company quarters and heard one word. And that one word was all it took to make him stop. And rather than a word, it was a name.Hisana...
"Oh yes, I remember! Kuchiki-taichou's wife! How could I forget her?"
Byakuya listened closely to Nanao's words as she continued speaking to who he thought was Kyoraku-taicho, captain of 8th company.
"After all... You did lose your first REAL kiss because of her, right?"
OK people! This is chapter one!
Read and Review please. - my first fanfic, be nice-
Yours, chappy-chan (Shiinji)
About the end... It's just shock value for Byakuya, it ain't what you think it is! (eww... ShunsuiHisana? I don't think so)