Sky
It was an impossible situation. Rukia hands clasped tightly on her sword waiting for her enemy to move. When will he strike? She watched him carefully, taking in even the smallest changes in position. She never thought she would encounter the enemy especially with no others around to help her.
He just stood there. Hands in pockets, face upturned, staring at the sky. He seemed unaware she was even there. Seemed. She knew if he wanted he could kill her in mere seconds if he wanted but he just stood there in the silver glow of moon light.
Rukia was curious, what was he doing? Why would an espada, especially a high ranking one be doing here? Which one was he? It didn't matter, by the end, one of them will be dead. She tighten her grip on her sword.
"I wonder..." He said softly to himself.
Rukia spoke, "Will you fight, espada?"
"Stark."
"What?"
"The names stark."
Rukia looked at him questionably. Why would an espada tell a shinigami their name. Rukia didn't know how espada act since she has not met many and when she did, the encounters were not..pleasant.
"Huh?" She didn't hear what he said. She was too busy with her thoughts.
"Your name. What is it?"
"Rukia Kuchiki." She blurted out. She wanted to slap herself. Why did she tell him her name?
"Rukia...." He said her name slowly, trying it out. " What do you think of the sky?"
"What do you mean?" She was getting confused by this strange espada.
"The sky, what do you think of it?" He finally looked at her.
"Its the sky.."
"Hm..." His eyes met hers. "Don't you feel like if you look away from the sky, it will disappear and leave you alone? Don't you fear it?"
"The sky..." She looked up. "No, I don't feel that way. No matter what I know the sky will be there. No matter how lonely I get, the sky will always be there to comfort me. Look up." He did as instructed, "See, its still there."
He continued to look upwards at the heavens. "Why do you think that?"
For some reason, Rukia felt relaxed enough to put away her sword. She sat on the grass, her chin resting on her knees. "I...use to feel like that. I guess it was because I was so lonely...but then I met some people...they taught me a whole new way of seeing things. It was like my world expanded." Stark moved and sat down next to her. His eyes never left her face. " Maybe you just need to meet the person who will expand your world."
He said nothing and looked at the ground. The two sat there in silence until the moon began to dip out of view and the sun began its journey to the heavens. As the sun's golden rays hit Rukia and Stark, he turned his head to look at the shinigami besides him.
They both parted at the same time. Neither said a word to the other, they just began to walk in different directions. He walked with the sun to his back while as she walked she embraced the sun.
Her words echoed in his head "..Maybe you just need to meet the person who will expand your world..." His hand reached the sky as if he was trying to pluck it. His hands turned into a fist. A rare smile formed on his face as he thought of the violet eye shinigami. "I met her."
I feel StarkXRukia is my baby. I just can't help but keep writing for this paring when I really should work on my other ones that are overdue for an update.