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She was the better of the two. Always. She was the one who chased bullies away from kids when they were merely children themselves. She was the one dedicated to helping people-he was seen as a major punk with no feelings. She disciplined the school trouble makers; he beat up who ever attacked him. He placed in the top 25 in their class; she was in the top 5. It had always been that way.
When they were kids, she had beaten him up for being weak. She wanted to make him better. She wanted to help everyone be better. That was how she worked. She also knew when to follow and when to stay away. She'd done both to help him recover from his mother's death. And he knew about the situation that had been the cause of her and Orihime's friendship.
She'd been upset that he'd gotten Orihime in danger. There was no possible way to doubt that. But, even if they told no one else, they knew the other reason. She was upset about not being told everything. She had the right to be. How would you feel if your best friend kept a new hobby from your knowledge? Not because it was dangerous-they lived dangerous. But because he didn't want to be showed up again?
And it was true, even after death. She was by far the better Shinigami. She had more control. She could perform kido without blowing up a few square blocks from the excess Spirit Energy. She was better at interacting with people-even if not much better. She'd been able to beat him in hand-to-hand combat again. She understood her own soul and her zanpak-to better than he understood himself and Zangetsu. Come to think of it, she even understood Zangetsu better than he did. But that was why he loved her. She was the conscience and the mental reasoning between the two. She was always his better half.
Now, if only Rukia would stop trying to assassinate his wife. Attempting to kill the 4th seat of the 11th Division, who had once managed to defeat a Zaraki-taichou in a spar, was not a good idea. Cause dealing with Byakuya after the paperwork would just be a pain.