Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach.

Scribbles: This is something I wanted to try for weeks. Both the plot and the pairing. Hopefully, it doesn't crash and burn. Yes, the characters will be out of character. Yes, this is will be in an alternate universe.

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December 14

The white-haired teen's phone vibrates on his table. He feels around this table until he finds his phone. He looks at the caller ID: Private Caller. He sighs and answers the phone.

"What do you want?" He demands the person on the other end of the line.

"I have a job for you." The person pauses.

"And?" He asks, irritated.

"I want the young Kuchiki dead on her birthday." The woman on the other end of the line replies.

"Kuchiki?"

"Yes, Kuchiki. Kuchiki Rukia. I heard she's in your class. I'm sure this will be an easy task for you."

"When's her birthday?"

"A month from tomorrow."

"You call me at two in the fucking morning for that? You could've called during the day or the day before her birthday." He is now beyond irritated.

"I want you prepared." The woman says.

"Prepared?" He's infuriated.

"Yes, prepared. I will call again later to give you more details." The woman hangs up.

He closes his eyes, debating with himself whether he should track the woman down and slash her throat for depriving him more of his precious sleep or take the job he was given. He buries his face in his pillow and thinks about it. He decides he would do both.

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Her cell phone rings loudly under her pillow telling her it's 7:00 am. It's time to wake up and get ready for school. Purple eyes meet with the white ceiling then moves towards the clock, just to make sure it really is 7 am. The owner of said purple eyes wishes time would move back one more hour. Or five more minutes just to give her more time to sleep. She stares at the clock for five more seconds then decides to get up.

The young Kuchiki yawned and heads for the bathroom. After she finishes with her morning rituals, she goes downstairs to eat breakfast. She sits on a chair and props her elbows on the table and waits for a servant to give her a plate of whatever the chef decides to cook that morning.

"It is unladylike to place your elbows on the table, Rukia."

Rukia looks up and sees her adoptive brother. She mumbles a quick sorry and places her hands on her lap. Yes, Kuchiki Rukia is adopted. Her life story is longer than most biographies sitting on the bookshelf in your local bookstore. Let me give you a brief summary: Rukia's life story begins with Hisana, her older sister. Hisana was married to Byakuya. Was. Hisana passed away twelve years ago due to cancer. Byakuya adopted Rukia as his wife's final wish before she died.

And now, the seventeen year old Kuchiki Rukia is having breakfast with her nii-sama, Kuchiki Byakuya. Byakuya is the heir to the Kuchiki clan and the head of a billion dollar company. The Kuchikis are wealthy. This means that Rukia and Byakuya lived in a big mansion and their grand children's grand children's futures are bright. It also means that Rukia's dreams of becoming a veterinarian have been blown away by the business world.

Rukia finishes her breakfast, bids her nii-sama goodbye, put her winter coat on, grabs her bag and headed out. A servant approaches Rukia and asks, "Kuchiki-sama, would you like me to drive you to school today?"

Rukia checks the time. 8: 30. She gulped. "Uhm, yes, please."

The driver smiles. "I will make sure you arrive before the bell rings, Kuchiki-sama."

Rukia reflects the smile. "Thank you. Please call me Rukia. Calling me 'Kuchiki-sama' is a bit awkward."

"As you wish, Rukia-sama." The driver leads Rukia to the car and opens the door.

"Rukia." She corrects.

The young Kuchiki arrives at school a few minutes later. She thanks the driver once again, relieved that she beat the bell by ten minutes. If she walked, she would surely be late. She sighs and heads to class.

"Ah, Rukia-san!" A girl with long hair greets her followed by another with short black hair.

"Good morning, Orihime-san, Tatsuki-san." Rukia replies. She also greets her other friends with wild coloured hairs they claim to be natural. The group engage in mindless chatter until the bell rings, telling the students they have a few minutes before their teacher arrives. Two minutes later, the door opens to reveal a white-haired teen. He walks down an aisle to sit in his desk. Eyes, from everywhere in the class, watch him walk.

Rukia's orange-haired friend smirks. "He likes all that attention, doesn't he?"

"Oh yeah. He purposely shows up just after the bell to get everyone's attention." The red-head replies.

"Ichigo, Renji." Tatsuki starts, "It's not nice to judge people just because they show up late, you know."

Ichigo, the teen with the bright orange hair, retorts, "Since when were you polite?"

"Since you became extremely rude." Tatsuki snaps.

"He's really mysterious, isn't he?" Orihime interrupts. "He always has that frown on his face... It makes him seem like a hard person to read."

"Ichigo has a permanent frown on his face but you can read him like an open book." Renji, the red coloured, pineapple-shaped haired friend says. This earns him a punch on the face. The two teens fight violently in the corner of their classroom, ignoring the rest of the conversation.

"Stay away from him Hime. You know those rumours flying around about him." Tatsuki warns her friend, knowing that a curious Orihime can get into all sorts of danger.

"What rumours?" Rukia asks.

"Some students say that he's an assassin." Tatsuki whispers.

"He kills people?" Orihime questions; this information piques her interest more.

"Yeah. He kills rich and influential people." Tatsuki looks at Rukia for two seconds then says, "You stay away from him too, Rukia."

Rukia rolls her eyes. "It's just a rumour. Besides, there's no way that can be true. Most rich and influential people are surrounded by body guards. The only way he can kill them is if he has ninja skills."

"Wouldn't it be cool if he was a ninja?" Orihime says excitedly. "He can help me beat the giant monkey in the ninth dimension!" Other people in their class also discuss the rumour. This makes the white-haired teen more popular, in a sense.

Kuchiki Rukia, sadly, lives in a country where high-ranking people were the target of most murders and kidnapping that it becomes normal. People related to high-ranking persons are also targeted just because they are connected to these people. There are other various reasons and motives to these killings. Some are to get a huge amount of ransom money and others are to eliminate the competition. The standard of living for most people was decreasing. Poverty is becoming a bigger issue than global warming.

"Orihime-san, your imagination never fails to amuse me." Rukia utters. The girl beams at her friend. Their teacher comes in the door a few moments later. The students hurry to their seats and finally the class begins.