Hi everyone (^.^)/' I know its way past due and everything I still wanted to write it , this will be a short story that I hope will be no more than 6 to 8 ch. Giving you an idea on Hisana and Rukias relationship as sisters from birth to Hisana's death. Something might be off since I don't remember the Our Promise of Eternity
Oh and if you can pop in ideas for the title I need help on that thank you!
Enjoy! \(*.*)/
About Four Centuries Ago
The night was cold; wind blowing harshly ruffling the trees and banging against the windows violently without mercy. The queen's loud screams vibrated through the dark empty hallways of the palace. The maids ran faster, their footsteps echoing as they desperately ran towards their queen's chambers. They barged in the room to see her in bed drench in sweat while other maids gather around, bringing towels and a bowl of water. While the rest went to her side to hold their queen's hand and whispered encouraging words to her, brushing aside her long raven hair.
"Unohana!" she screamed, squeezing the maid's hands tightly until small cracking sounds were heard, "Something is wrong, you need to help me"
Unohana's paled cold hands were instantly on her belly pushing in to feel the babies move and after a few more pushes she knew what was wrong.
"One isn't in the right position, I think their getting tangled with the cord," she said looking up to see her queen's violet eyes filled with desperation, "If we don't hurry they could both die, I need to cut you open"
"Then cut me open if you must," she gasped out pushing her self up to sit and grab a hold of Unohana's hand to look at her straight in the eye, "save your future queen," she finished and released her hold only to fall back onto the bed. Unohana hesitantly nodded her grey eyes hiding away her every emotion as she began a c-section without preparing her queen knowing if she took any longer the twins she carried could die but at what cost. She closed her eyes in hearing her queen scream as her hands went in to grab the first baby slowly pulling her out, cutting the cord to hand the baby girl to the maids who then cleaned the crying baby with the towels and water before wrapping her in a purple blanket. The queen immediately stretched out her arms towards her crying baby.
"Your highness I still need your other baby," Unohana said calmly her grey eyes now open as she began to reach back in with her crimsoned soaked hands.
"I have my baby, Unohana, our little queen Hisana," she whispered, her eyes closing as her arms dropped limply on the bed. Unohana looked away pulling the baby out and cutting the cord handing her over to the maids. She let out a small breath before looking back at her queen who's body started to die, slowly drying. Unohana knew her queen wouldn't make it not with all the blood she lost draining her of her energy. She walked over grabbing a white sheet staining them red as she pulled it over her queen covering her completely. The soft cries of the maids were heard through out the room. She slowly walks over to the baby her queen called Hisana and took her in her arms.
"Come we must attend to our queen," Unohana said and walked out the door followed by a line of crying maids only to stop and see a man in his mid forties with black hair, the stubble of his bread just growing.
"Isshin," Unohana called making him come stand in front of her his eyes flickering to the baby in her arms and knowing what Unohana was to say he instead walked over to the lone maid in the back that was holding a still crying baby. He slowly took the baby in his arms and gently rocked her making her shrills of crying come to a stop as he looked down at a pale chubby cheek baby with the most beautiful violet eyes.
"I understand," he whispered.
"See to it that you do," Unohana responded before continuing to walk down the hallway with the rest of the maids at her foot and among them the future queen of the night world, Queen Hisana. Isshin slowly turned around and continued the other way taking his time to see the baby in his arms seeing her messy raven, her small fingers curling into a fist as her violet orbs starred straight up at him, seeing him in deep thought trying to find the perfect one until he smiled.
"A light in the darkness is what you are, my little Rukia," he spoke softly only to have a soft yawn in response.
Seven years later
Hisana
I looked out towards the dark night sky that had specks of glowing white dots that Nano has told me were called stars. In the distance I can also see glowing green lights flying around in the dark field of grass, fireflies how I wish I could be like them to roam freely as I like instead being in closed doors away from people.
"Your Highness?"
I turned back to see Nano looking at me with concern but then shook her head and tapped the book in front of me. Nano the only person I have contact with is my mentor, my personal guard, as Elder Yamamoto would say. I let of a deep sigh and continued reading the book in front of me about The past Queen's before me even my mother, Queen Ume. The fact that I'm all by myself with no family scares me everyday, I at least had Nano with me. I look back out the window admiring the fireflies when I saw an outlined of a little girl across the field by the east wing making me squint my eyes to see if I can get better view.
"We should continue this tomorrow it seems like you can't concentrate," Nano spoke making me look back at her and blink a few times. I quickly nodded my head and closed my book smiling with relief that today lesson was cancel as I got out from my chair, picking up my white lace dress to stand in front of the window.
"Whose out there?" I asked Nano pressing my fingertips to the cool glass window knowing Nano came to stand besides me. Slowly closing my eyes I expanded my hearing like Nano had explained so many times trying to see I could hear anything to see maybe this time I can do it.
"A guard going on a walk," Nano responded and tried to push me away from the window but I held my ground knowing I saw a girl, I've never seen someone my age especially a servant girl, "Your Highness," Nano pressed slight pushing me That's when I heard it light giggling that soon turned into laughter.
"Isshin look at the fireflies!"
I opened my eyes my hearing still expanded as I focused my eyesight making everything clear and I saw them trying to catch the fireflies with their hands, "I can see them," I whispered as I frown when I looked at the back of the small petite girl with long raven hair that look so familiar when she slowly turned around I felt my eyes widen.
"Hisana!" Nano yelled and turned me towards her. I shook my head and look back outside to see the smiling little girl freely run on the grass.
"She looks like me, Nano why?" I asked turning back to her she started to explained but I couldn't hear anything as I shook free from her grasp bolting towards the door running into the cold night, "HISANA!"
I picked up my dress and ran on the muddy grass not caring how dirty I was getting. I could hear Nano behind me screaming at me to stop but I couldn't, I didn't want to.
"ISSHIN," Nano cried making the man that was standing turn towards us his smile falling instantly when he laid eyes on Nano then on me. I out stretched my hand towards the girl who was busy with the firefly she had caught I was about to call out towards her when the man quickly took her in his arms turning his back to me, shielding her from me.
"Wait! Stop, please!" I cried out but it was to late they were gone.
I was put in my room with guards at my door kept a prisoner in my own home. I saw her clearly as day she looked exactly like me to every detail it had scared me. I tried to go after them but Nano stopped me I must have been hysterical since she shook me a few times and had dare to slap me across the face to only immediately apologize but I did not care I only cared to find her. I asked Nano a million questions but she ignored me and instead escorted me to my room. It doesn't matter though because I know for certain that girl I saw was my family I've been searching for and for me it was enough to know I wasn't alone that I would never be alone. The more I think about it the more I swelled with joy and soon I felt tears running down my cheeks and a smile tug at my lips. My legs wobbled that I flopped onto the ground the mud covering the white marble around me as my dress clung to me.
"Hisana!" a voiced boom echoing along with the tapping of a wooden stick and the clicking of heels. My body went still, frozen in place afraid to turned around to see the person, "Have you no respected for your titled that you carry?"
I slowly turned to see the Elder stare down at me with a cold gaze as Nano lowered her head.
"Is she my sister?" I quickly asked when I should have apologized for the state I was in for running outside like a lunatic for all the un-lady like actions I made earlier. I saw the Elder raise his brow and made a few more steps to walk around me making me fidget and stand.
"What difference does it make? She is nothing to you," he stated turning to look at me straight in the eyes. I took a few step backwards in disbelief that the man that I had looked up to for guidance could say such cold words, evening when he knew how much I longed to at least have one family member.
"How could you keep this from me, knowing how much it means to me!" I yelled taking a step forward to stand in front of him. We looked at each other neither one of us making a move until Nano let out a deep sigh and touched my shoulder for me to turn towards her.
"That's exactly why we didn't tell you, because you would care to much," she softly spoke as she guided me to sit on the small black couch by the window, "You are the Queen of the night, Hisana to show such emotions is to show weakness, just as you have your people who adore you have enemies as well"
I looked at her in disbelief I had the right to have my sister beside me such a small problem like that could have it's resolution, I could protect her keep her safe.
"Until what extend would your protection go, Hisana, you are a queen with matters to attend," the elder reasoned giving me a look I knew to well. The one he gives me when he is right and I am wrong, but I wont let it get to me this time, I cant.
"She will be with me at all times," I stated as I raised my head high sticking out my chin.
"Even when you eat, sleep, tell me what would happen when you marry and have children of your own will your sister still be stuck at your side seeing you fulfill your life when she can't even go two feet without you, what kind of life is that for her?"
"Your putting both your life and hers at risk Hisana it is better this way," Nano said encouragingly as she squeezed my hands. I slowly lowered my head knowing that whether I liked it or not they were right. It was to risky for both of us even the venatore lamia are attacking during the day if they find out about my sister they'll use that as their advantage not only that but I knew why they kept it from me they were afraid that if it ever came to saving me or her I would give my life for her without second thoughts.
I stilled need to ask I needed to know from them, "Is there no other way?"
They both shook their heads and I let out a small sigh knowing that by tomorrow morning everything will go back to normal and I will mostly likely never get to see her, "No one knows about her except our most trusted maids and clan leaders," Nano continued, "You just need to focus in becoming Queen and let nothing else matter"
I turned to the elder with pleading eyes to only have him turn away I took a small breath and nodded, "At least tell me her name?"
"Isshin has named her, Rukia," the Elder responded, "Keep in mind that starting now you have no family Hisana, to be able to rule you can not let emotions get in the way"
I saw the elder turn away and walk out the door with Nano following after giving my hands one last squeeze. Is this it then, the role of a queen, to live by her self and be nothing but an empty shell? My vision blurred and I covered my mouth afraid that my screams would escape from my lips. It hurts so much that I feel like I'm slowly being burned inside, that everything is being ripped from me. I must be strong I have no choice but to become Queen and protect my people nothing else should matter is what the elder is saying that I need to let her go when I just only found her. My dear beloved little sister, forgive because if we ever do meet I'm afraid that I will be cold and empty inside that I will hurt you in more ways then I can imagine, and I do hope that we will never see each other while i am queen, Rukia.