Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach, or sadly, Kuchiki Byakuya, and even more depressingly, Severus Snape, but life goes on :'(

Warning: Possible OOCness, but great care has been taken to ensure that this does not happen, so that you few readers can enjoy this fic as much as possible, and leave amazing reviews *hint, hint*

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Kuchiki Rukia opened her eyes to sunlight seeping through her curtains. Groaning, she sat up, rubbing her eyes to rid of sleep. As she carried out this task, Rukia noticed her pounding head, and felt sick. Pushing her feelings to the back of her mind, Rukia reached over to the chair beside her bed, and sleepily grabbed her plum purple velvet dressing gown, pulling it on and snuggling into it's warmth, before getting up and slipping on the First Edition Chappy the Rabbit slippers that Ukitake had given her for her birthday fifteen years ago.

Shockingly, (well, for everyone except Rukia, who really didn't care that much) Rukia hadn't gained any weight or grown in height since her birthday in 1996. Not even an inch, or a pound.

Groaning again, Rukia shuffled toward the bedroom door, yawning loudly, her hair a mess. Opening the door, she walked down the corridor toward the kitchen, struggling to not yawn again.

A servant approached Rukia, who had stopped in the kitchen doorway, and looked her up and down disapprovingly.

"Ms Kuchiki, please go back to your room and look presentable for breakfast with the Master. Hey… Ms Kuchiki, are you okay? Ms Kuchiki?"

Rukia started swaying on the spot, clutching her head in one hand, before she lost all colour in her face and her eyes rolled into the back of her head. Darkness closed in, and she felt herself falling, falling, falling…

Haha! Cliffy : )

This fic will be in a series of short shots.

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