Disclaimer: I do not own Bleach. Well, I do own it in my dreams where Gin and Rangiku will live happily ever after but reality is reality. Let us all face it.
Pairings: Gin and Ran, Ichigo and Rukia (not in this chapter) and many more to come. (You can tell me any pairing you want and I might consider it!)
Author's note: I'm sorry for any grammar and spelling errors. Please do tell me if I did. I'm not an English expert.
Forced into Love
-Nothing more, Nothing less-
The day was dull and boring and it suites Rangiku's mood very well. There she was, sitting on a chair in the middle of her bedroom with many maids running around her to check her hair, wedding dress and face over and over again. She knew just one thing for sure; she was getting married today to a stranger.
Everything has to be perfect.
"Hana, can't I take this necklace off. It makes me itchy around the neck" she complained and pouted when Hana ignored her.
"No, my dear Ran. You cannot. What will your father say if he saw you so plain without any make-up or accessories?" she said softly and fixed Rangiku's hair once more.
"Besides, it's not like you're getting married everyday. Oh Rangiku, I'm very happy for you!" she said and smiled. Rangiku gave her a cold glare.
"Happy? This is what you called happy? This is insane! Truly insane!" she yelled and stood up. She looked up on her wall mirror and saw a very different Rangiku. A totally different side of hers and it makes her feel sick. This is so wrong, yet it seems right in her father's eyes. Slowly, she began to cry.
Why?
Why her father did this to her? She thought he loved her more than anything. More than his money and fortune. More than her own mother. He lied to her and he broke her heart. He sold his own and only daughter to the Ichimaru's.
"Rangiku, please don't cry. I'm so sorry. I didn't know-" she was cut off when Rangiku, out of a sudden, hugged her tightly.
"Hana, I think I'm being too emotional. I'm sorry" she muttered softly. After all, she hates to see Hana upsets because of her.
"Ran, I will pray for you, night and day, for your happiness" she told her and hugged her only friend tightly as if afraid that Rangiku will disappear forever.
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"Congratulations. You are now husband and wife" the priest said and smiled to the newly-weds.
"You may kiss the bride" Rangiku's heart shattered once more. This is her first kiss and it is going to be sealed by a stranger's lips. At the exact moment, Rui's face flashed in her mind. Her first love and will ever be.
She closed her eyes and felt a warm lips met hers for a brief seconds and it was gone.
But, she heard the words he whispered besides her ears clearly.
"This is just a fairytale's marriage. Nothing more, nothing less"
Nothing more, nothing less. The words are very familiar to her. Rangiku looked up and saw her husband's face for the first time in her life.
Oh God, it was none other but…
Ichimaru Gin.
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