Hello! This is Captain Hinamori, and I thank you for reading this chapter.
Some things I forgot to mention last chapter
1. I do not own Bleach
2. The pairing you will only see for a while is Ichiruki. I know it says Hitsuhina and Byahisa in the summary, but Toshiro, Momo, and Byakuya will not appear until later chapters.
That's pretty much all I needed to say. Enjoy chapter 2!
6:09 A.M.
Rukia managed to hide her shock and finish her shift. Once it was over, she quickly headed back to her apartment down the street, struggling to keep her pace at a 'normal' speed. The sun was barely peeking out of the horizon. Good. She wouldn't have to deal with it as she walked home.
The rising sun is always the brightest.
Once she made it to the complex, she hurried to her own apartment on the second floor, not looking or talking to anyone she passed. Not that she passed that many people.
Once she walked through the door of her home, she quickly walked to the kitchen, pulled out a frozen pizza, and turned on the oven to pre-heat. She then walked to her bedroom, grabbed her PJs and underwear from her dresser, along with a towel, and walked back to the kitchen. She popped the pizza in the oven, and then walked to the bathroom.
She slowly undressed and carelessly threw her uniform and other things into a hamper next to the door. She turned on the tub and allowed it to completely fill up before turning it off and getting in.
Rukia let out a content sigh as she leaned back in the warm water.
Now she could think clearly.
She then let out an exasperated sigh.
Her older sister, Hisana, was coming to visit her. Soon.
She could not let Hisana come to Las Noches. It was not safe for someone like her.
It's called the City of Blood for a reason.
Many people in the city claimed they knew what it meant. The city was violent and corrupt with a lot of gangs, but that wasn't the real reason. Only a handful of people knew the real reason behind the name.
Rukia was one of them.
As soon as Hisana would arrive, Rukia would have to somehow convince her to head straight back home to Seireitei. She'd tell Hisana that it would be better if she would visit Hisana back home. She'd have to come up with a bunch of lies and twisted truths to keep Hisana from coming.
It's a good thing Hisana can never tell when Rukia was lying to her.
Even so, Rukia absolutely hated it when she had to lie to Hisana. She could trick and fool anyone else. Just not Hisana. She was one of the only two who Rukia truly loved.
After her bath, Rukia got dressed in her silk white PJs and walked back to the kitchen, where her pizza was just about done. She quickly devoured the pizza. After she was done, she glanced at the clock.
6:40 A.M.
Rukia decided to just head to sleep. Thinking about Hisana had drained her of what little energy she had left.
knock knock knock
Rukia woke up from her sleep and sat up. She glanced at the alarm clock.
2:09 P.M.
Rukia growled. Who in the right mind visits someone at 2:00 in the fu-oh, right.
Its daytime.
Rukia walked to the front door and opened it. Her eyes went wide.
"Hisana?"
Standing at the door was a woman who looked just like Rukia, except she was a bit taller and had slightly longer hair. She was holding a suitcase in each hand.
"Rukia! Its been so long!" said Hisana.
She put down her luggage and hugged Rukia.
"Hisana, what are you doing here?" Rukia asked.
"Well, I told you in my letter that I would be arriving soon." Hisana said, letting go of her little sister.
"You did get it, right?" she asked, looking concerned.
"Oh, yeah. I got it last night." said Rukia.
'Note to self: Check mail more frequently.' Rukia thought.
"Come on in." Rukia said, standing back for Hisana.
She needed Hisana to hurry up and come in. The sunlight was beginning to bother her.
And it was only a matter of time before it would start to burn.
"Sure. So, Rukia...why are you in your PJs? Its 2:00 in the afternoon." said Hisana as she walked in. Rukia closed the door and turned on the light.
"Oh, you see, I always work long night shifts at the restaurant I work at, so I sleep during the day." explained Rukia.
"Oh, okay." said Hisana,"Sorry if I woke you up then."
"Don't worry about it. Do you want some tea?" Rukia asked.
"Sure, I would love it." said Hisana, sitting down on the couch.
"Great, wait right there." said Rukia. She then walked into the kitchen and closed the door.
She quickly started boiling the tea, and right after she did that, she rushed to the fridge and pulled out a cooler hidden inside. She then opened a window, looked outside to make sure no one was watching, and jumped out.
Right when she started falling, she grabbed to window ledge, and swung to the window next to it. She grabbed onto the ledge of that window, and placed the cooler handle in between her teeth. She then pulled herself up and climbed into her own bedroom. She rushed to the phone and quickly dialed a number. After a few seconds, someone picked up.
"Hello?"
"Ichigo, get over here now." said Rukia, trying to keep her voice low so Hisana wouldn't hear.
"Rukia? What is it?" asked Ichigo.
"Hisana's here." said Rukia.
"Hisana? You mean your sister?" asked Ichigo.
"Yes, she's here in my house, and I need someplace to hide my share until she leaves." said Rukia.
"Do you want me to take it to the Lounge?" asked Ichigo.
"Is it safe to leave it there?" asked Rukia.
"It should. Grimmjow might look in there, but look at it this way: if he actually does anything, you'll have a perfectly good excuse to punch him in the face." said Ichigo.
"That is true." said Rukia, the corners of her lips curling into a smirk.
"Alright, I'll be there A.S.A.P. Is your bedroom window open?" said Ichigo.
"Yeah, it is. Later." said Rukia. She then hung up and pulled out a marker. She grabbed to cooler and wrote something on it.
'Property of Rukia Shirayuki. No one touch! That means YOU, Grimmjow.'
Just then, there was a black blur in the window, and suddenly, Ichigo was in the room, wearing only a pair of white boxers.
"What the hell?" Rukia asked, her face turning bright red.
"I told you I would be here A.S.A.P. Besides, I know you like what you see." said Ichigo, flexing his muscular arms.
"Shut up and take this." Rukia said, shoving the cooler into his arms.
"I'll see you at work." she said, pushing Ichigo towards the window.
"Sure thing." said Ichigo, smirking.
He then pulled Rukia into a kiss. She allowed her eyes to drift close as she ran her fingers through Ichigo's wild hair. She then suddenly pushed him away.
"I'll see you at work." she repeated. She was now smirking.
Ichigo smirked back and winked before vanishing in another black blur.
After that, Rukia jumped out of her room and back into the kitchen, where the tea was still boiling.
Then, she clearly heard coughing from the other room.
She walked back out and saw Hisana doubled over and coughing violently.
"Hisana!" said Rukia, rushing to her sister's side.
"I'm...alright...Rukia. Just...a little cold." Hisana said in between coughs.
"A 'little' cold shouldn't make you cough that much. You're not sick again, are you?" Rukia asked.
For as long as Rukia could remember, Hisana was always sick and frail. It was because of this, that Rukia always had to care for Hisana. There were many times when Rukia acted like the older sibling, even though Hisana was eleven years older.
"No, no, Rukia. Don't worry." said Hisana, recovering from her fit.
"C'mon, why don't we make tea together, like when we were younger?" she asked.
"Sure." said Rukia, brightening up.
Hisana took Rukia's hand, but right when they were about to walk into the kitchen, Rukia suddenly yawned. Hisana then stopped.
"Something wrong?" Rukia asked.
"You know what? I can make the tea by myself. You should go back to bed." said Hisana.
"Are you sure?" asked Rukia.
"Of course. You have work tonight, don't you?" said Hisana.
"Oh, yeah..." Rukia mumbled."...Fine."
"Good night." Hisana said, chuckling. She then kissed Rukia's forehead, causing the younger girl to blush a little.
Rukia then walked back to her room and went back to bed.
Hisana stayed in the kitchen finishing the tea, thankful that she could see her little sister again.
Although she couldn't help but wonder why Rukia's body felt so cold...
...Almost like a corpse.
8:00 P.M.
The alarm clock next to Rukia's bed began beeping loudly. Rukia brought her hand up and slammed it down on the clock, silencing it. She had to be careful not to use too much strength, or else she would end up smashing the thing to bits.
She stood up and stretched, trying to rid herself of any remaining sleepiness. Afterwards, she changed into a clean uniform, brushed her hair and teeth, and walked to the living room, where Hisana was watching TV.
"Rukia, you're up." she said.
"Yeah, I have to go to work." said Rukia.
"Where do you work again? I'd want to visit you there." said Hisana. Rukia's eyes widened a bit.
"No, Hisana, it's not a good idea. You should just stay here tonight." she said.
"Why not?" Hisana asked.
"Well, the city isn't a safe place at night. Its safer to just stay inside during the night. I have an extra bedroom you can sleep in." said Rukia.
"If the city isn't safe at night, then why do you always work the night shift?" Hisana asked.
'Because I'm part of the reason why the city isn't safe.' Rukia thought.
"Because I can protect myself. I've been always worked during the night and, hey, I'm still alive, aren't I?" Rukia said. Hisana smiled.
"Well, alright. Be safe though, okay?" she said. She then ruffled Rukia's hair.
"Okay." Rukia said,"Bye."
She then walked out the door and hurried to the Arrancar restaurant.
Once she walked into the kitchen, she hurried down to the Lounge and opened the fridge located near the stairs. She looked inside and found her cooler inside. She opened it, revealing several plastic blood bags. She carefully counted the bags, and let out a sigh of relief when she saw that none were missing.
She then sensed a presence from behind. She spun around, coming face to face with a girl with long orange hair with two star-shaped clips holding her bangs back and gray eyes. She was wearing the chef uniform.
"Hey, Rukia." she said.
"Hey, Orihime. How are you tonight?" Rukia replied.
"I'm doing great. What about you?" Orihime asked.
"Good. I'm glad no one touched my share of blood." Rukia said.
"Well, Grimmjow almost did, but Ichigo threatened to break both his arms, and then he said that you would do worse, so Grimmjow backed off." Orihime explained.
"Really? Man, I would've loved to see that, wouldn't I?" Rukia asked, smirking.
"Yep." Orihime said. Rukia then pulled out one of the blood bags.
"Do you mind?" she asked, gesturing to it.
"Nope, I'm used to it." Orihime said.
"Besides, it wouldn't bother me anyway since I'm not a vampire like you and the others." She continued.
She watched as Rukia's violet eyes turned blood-red. The raven opened her mouth wide, revealing sharp fangs, and bit into the bag. After she sucked it dry, she tossed the empty bag into the garbage can, placed the cooler back into the fridge, and walked back into the restaurant, followed by Orihime.
-To Be Continued-
Well, that's Chapter 2. Hope you enjoyed it.
Sorry I didn't admit that the restaurant workers, including Rukia, were vampires until the end, although I did show that Grimmjow was one in the first chapter. I also kinda made it obvious that they weren't human, plus the summary does say Vampire-AU. Combine that with the blood drinking scene in the middle of chapter 1, and the whole vampire thing should've been obvious, along with who the four figures were. So, again, sorry.
P.S. Hisana and Rukia's last names in this fic are Shirayuki, after Rukia's own Zanpakuto(FYI-My favorite). You will find out why when Byakuya comes into this story.
If I get one more fav or follow by next monday(A.K.A. The fourteenth), I'll post Chapter 3.
Bye!
