Stand in the rain

Disclaimer: I do not own bleach our any of the characters or the song: Stand in the Rain it is written by 'Superchick'

A.N: Chapter 1 is kind of an introduction thingy… This FF is not like this much, this is just introducing the pain of 'her' past... it will lighten up!! i promise!

Chapter 1: Prologue

It was late autumn, the season of rain. Dead leaves littered the flooded streets, dancing in the rain as it fell heavily from above, crashing down on a young girl, desperately drowning her pain and sorrow. Her small frame shook from the cold as she felt her way through the darkness. The wind beat down on her. She had to escape, but she had nowhere to go. She cringed when her short black hair stuck to her slim neck, grazing the bleeding cuts and black bruises. She slowly stopped walking and stood in a deserted street, all alone. With nothing but the rain to keep her company, chilling her to the bone. 'Its not as if anyone will remember the name Kuchiki Rukia anyway…' she thought… remembering her fathers cruel words… 'Your useless… No one will ever love a self-centred spoiled little brat like you! It's all you fault!'

She never slows down
She doesn't know why but,
she knows that when
She's all alone, it feels
Like its all, coming down

She felt so empty. No one was there for her. She had nothing. She looked to the sky, silently pleading for the rain to stop, but to no avail. She slowly sat down in the shadows and waited for darkness to consume her. Waiting for the world to fall so she could be at peace. She brought her knees to her chest, cringing as she felt old wounds reopen from her movement. She hated pain… Her eyes began to sting as she felt the tears finally come.

She won't turn around
the shadows are long
and she fears if she cries
That first tear
The tears will not stop
Raining down

She bowed her head and stared at the damp pavement. Wishing for the tears to stop coming. She hated to cry, he farther always told her it was weak to cry, she was like a little child.

Her eyes snapped open as she heard footsteps in the distance. What if it was her farther? Her tears began to come quicker as she tried to focus on the figure approaching her. She backed into the shadows, so she was not so visible. Her heart sped up and her breathing was becoming uneven. The rain started to fall heavier, making it almost impossible to see. Rukia covered her head with hands and hid, her eyes tightly closed…

So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when its all crashing down
you stand through the pain
you won't drown
And one day what's lost can be found
you stand in the rain

Rukia hid behind the coach, hugging her favourite stuffed bunny, Chappy, to her chest. Her farther would be home soon… she was completely lost of what to do. She couldn't run for fear he would come after her…

She heard the front door slam open and the wind rushed into the house… chilling her and making her squeak silently…

"Where are you, you ungrateful bitch!" he yelled. Rukia could tell he had been drinking from the way his voice slurred as he spoke.

Rukia hugged her knees as she heard him approach her from the front door. She looked up when she heard him stop walking, and screamed when she saw him towering over her with a smirk on his face.

"I JUST CALLED YOU! SO WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER ME?" he yelled stupidly as she tried to back away, but found she couldn't, she was next to the wall, she clutched her bunny tighter to her. He grabbed her hair and pulled he up, she squeaked again and tried to free herself. This angered him further and he slapped her round the face. She stopped struggling and just stood with a blank expression on her face as her bunny fell to the floor. Her farther noticed this and started to laugh. Rukia's eyes widened as he snatched it from the floor and pulled its head of with a sickening rip.

Rukia felt the tears welling up in her eyes.

She won't make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself
and the fears whispering
if she stands, she'll fall down

The footsteps came closer still, becoming more hesitant. Rukia slowly opened her eyes and looked up a fraction, her fear getting the best of her, she sat silently, hoping the unknown person will just leave and notice her. She backed into the corner more… starting to whimper as she saw the shadow start to loom over her. She hid her face again, making herself as small as possible. She didn't want anyone to find her. 'Someone please help me!' she yelled in her mind. 'You don't deserve to be helped' she heard in her head, the unknown voice taunting her 'you don't deserve anything…'

She began to cry again. The voice was right… she didn't deserve anything.

She wants to be found
the only way out is through
everything she's running from
Wants to give up and lie down

'Why do I keep running? Why don't I just let him finish me off? It won't hurt anymore then… but…'

"Maybe I should just give up," she whispered to herself. She only kept running away like a frightened puppy. She was tired of everything. He vision began to blur… she had lost too much blood… but she did not care, she was ready to welcome the darkness, ridding her of all her pain… she just wanted to sleep… to fall into the world of dreams and never wake. She sat up slightly, ignoring the slow footsteps, and lent her head against the cold stonewall. She didn't want to run anymore. He breath became shallow, as she fell to the pavement. She felt so tired…

So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when its all crashing down
you stand through the pain
you won't drown
And one day what's lost can be found

You stand in the rain

Her farther threw her across the room as she struggled against him, desperate to get to her only source of comfort. Chappy was so special to her; it was a gift from her mother before she died. She was heart broken. Why would he do something like that? It was cruel.

"Aw! Is the little baby sad it lost her teddy bear?" he mocked, picking the broken bunny of the floor and tearing it's limp body in two and throwing it at the poor girl. He walked over and picked her up harshly by her hair again and kneed her in the stomach. She gasped in shock as knocked the wind out of her.

"Your pathetic!" he yelled, picking up a bottle and throwing it at her, hitting her in the chest and causing blood to spill out of her. She sunk to her knees, clutching her bleeding chest. It hurt! It hurt so much she could barely stop herself from screaming.

She heard him walking towards her again and quickly looked up, only to be met with his fist as he punched her across the cheek.

It was becoming hard to breath. She had to get out, and quick. She just sat on the floor and waited… waiting for his final blow… but it never came. She looked up to see him walking out of the room.

"It's your fault" he sneered and exited the room, slamming the door behind him.

No was her chance to escape. She ran out the door to be met with the bitter rain…

So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when its all crashing down
you stand through the pain
you won't drown
And one day what's lost can be found

The rain started to slow down, and the wind became silent. Everything was going in slow motion now. Rukia looked up at the figure standing before her, all she could see was his long, dark hair and pale skin, which seemed to shine in the damp moonlight.

"Thank you" she whispered as her head hit the floor, causing her to loose consciousness and fall into the blackness she had yearned for…

You stand in the rain…

Authors Note: hey! What did you think? Should I continue? Should I just stop writing and find something better to do? Please review or comment. Ideas and criticisms welcome. So let me no what you think! Have a nice day