Chapter 1

Sunlight shined through a window to the bed of Kuchiki Rukia. A hand popped up from under the covers as a small frame rose from the bed. Her black hair was disheveled with pieces sticking up all over. The girl removed the covers from over her body and made her way over to a door that opened to a bathroom. There, she prepared for school.

As Rukia was changing, something caught her eye. Placed on her left forearm was a delicate looking snowflake with the color of light blue. "Where did this come from?" The young girl asked herself as she traced the snowflake with her hand.

"Rukia, hurry and come eat your breakfast or you're going to be late!" Someone yelled from behind Rukia's door.

"Coming, okaa-san!" Rukia called back. The young Kuchiki finished what she needed to prepare for school and ran downstairs to the kitchen. Her mother stood in the kitchen, cleaning some dishes and her father was at the dining room table eating his own breakfast. Pulling a table from under the table, Rukia sat down next to her father. Her mother came and placed pancakes down in front of her. "Morning, okaa-san, otou-sama."

Kuchiki Byakuya looked up at his daughter for a moment and nodded then returned to eating his breakfast. His wife, Hisana, smiled down at their daughter before returning to the kitchen to finish cleaning.

"Um, otou-sama?" Rukia asked nervously.

"Yes, Rukia?"

"I-I'll be working late tonight, so I won't be home to eat dinner." Rukia said to her father as she started to eat her pancakes. Byakuya's gray eyes looked at Rukia with no emotion. He just nodded without saying a word. After a few minutes, Rukia finished her breakfast and took the plate into the kitchen to clean it up. And silence fell onto the family.

Suddenly, clanging rang out from behind Rukia and a coughing fit followed right after. Hisana was on floor, holding her chest as she coughed into the cloth of her apron. Byakuya quickly got up and went over to his wife. The coughing didn't stop as Byakuya patted her back, trying to calm her. "Hisana, you shouldn't work yourself too hard. You know what the doctor said." He reminded the woman next to him.

Hisana smiled slightly. "I know, Byakuya. I just…"

"Go rest and I'll call for your nurse to come today." And the emotionless man left the room.

Rukia walked over to her mother and helped her to a chair. Saying goodbyes, Rukia left for school. As she walked to school, she found her best friend, Inoue Orihime, waiting for her at their usual place. "Orihime!" The young Kuchiki called out to a busty girl with long orange hair.

The girl replied with a smile. "Ruki-chan! You're later than usual."

Rukia ran up to her friend and the two started walking towards their high school. "I know. I didn't wake up at the time I usually do. And…my okaa-san had another coughing fit this morning." Then the petite girl stared down at her hands. A small sigh escaped from her lips. "Her lung cancer is getting worse, Orihime. If….if she refuses the treatment any longer, then she will die."

"Maybe Hisana-san has a reason for refusing." Orihime suggested.

"Still, wouldn't she tell otou-sama and I? Okaa-san wouldn't take the journey on her own. We want to be there for her but…she won't let us."

"Ruki-chan, look up to the sky." Rukia looked up at her friend for a second then up to the sky. "You see? The sky is forever changing but it still remains the same. If Hisana-san does leave us, she will part of the sky, wouldn't she? She would always like watch over you, no matter what?"

"Wow, Orihime, that…that sounds thoughtful." Rukia replied to her friend with a smile.

"Really? I'm glad. Before my onii-chan died, he said those words to me. And they always stuck with me." Orihime laughed a little and bopped herself on the head. "Got to think positive, Ruki-chan. Remember that."

Rukia smiled and laughed. Her friend always knew how to cheer her up. But the bubbly orange haired girl was right. If you think positive, some things can just be made easier. Rukia's eyes stared up at the sky as the two friends walked along. What she didn't notice is that a man walked in front of her. The young Kuchiki was on the ground within the next second.

"Are you alright?" Someone asked. Rukia looked up. The man was wearing white headphones around his neck. A regular white tee with some blue jeans and black tennis shoes was his outfit. And a guitar case strap was hung over his shoulder. What stood out the most was the person's bright orange hair. 'This person…I've seen him before.' Rukia thought to herself. "Hello? Can you speak midget?"

A vein popped from Rukia's forehead. "Midget?!" The black hair girl jumped up, hitting her head on the chin of the person in front of her. "Ow! Watch where you're going!"

"Me?! I wasn't the staring up at the sky!" The person yelled back at the young girl in front of him. "I was just trying to be polite!"

"Who the hell are you anyway?" Rukia asked in a very annoyed tone.

The man in front of her straightened and glared at the petite girl. "Kurosaki Ichigo."

"Kurosaki….Ichigo?" 'That name…where have I heard it before?' Rukia looked at Ichigo in a daze then shook her head to try and clear her thoughts.

"Now, your name, midget?"

The statement caused Rukia to glare at the tall man in front of her. "Kuchiki Rukia."

"Kuchiki Rukia?! You're her?!" Ichigo stepped back in surprise when he seemed to register the name. But he soon realized that Rukia didn't recognize him. 'So he did….?' The strawberry thought for a second. 'He must have then.' He received a confused look from the two girls standing in front of him. "Sorry, I bothered you, Kuchiki-san." He turned to leave but stopped for a moment. "I suggest you watch yourself. You have no idea what you have gotten yourself into." Then Ichigo walked off, leaving the two girls to themselves.

"Rukia, do you know that guy?" Orihime asked her confused friend. Her answer was a shook of the head. "Well, he was kind of cute, you know?"

"Orihime, get your head out of the clouds. We're going to be late for class." Rukia said to the orangette next to her. And within the next second, the girls were running to school.

The bell rang out amongst the halls of Karakura High School. Rukia and Orihime came running into the rooms in just the nick of time before the teacher walked into to start the class. They laughed a little at each other and sat back and listened to their teachers until lunch came. The two girls meet with their friends in a small area of the high school court yard.

"Orihime-chan, what do you have for lunch today?" One of their friends, Chizuru asked the busty naïve girl.

"Oh, just a normal lunch, rice with some cake for dessert." And she laughed as she began to eat. "Rukia, what do you have for lunch? Rukia?"

Rukia wasn't paying attention to her friends. Her mind was off someplace else while she stared up at the sky. 'Kurosaki Ichigo?' The meeting with the obnoxious strawberry kept playing over in her mind. It seemed as if he knew who Rukia was but she had no idea who he was. Something was missing, something very important. And maybe that something could explain the snowflake on her forearm.

A yell snapped Rukia out of her daze. "Ah! Hitsugaya-kun is walking over her!" Hinamori Momo squealed. Rukia quickly put her hands over her ears to keep them from being busted by all the squealing. As she looked up, sure enough, the hottest guy in their school was walking over in their direction.

Hitsugaya Toshiro was a short kid with white hair that made him seem older than her really was. Being the youngest of their year at age 16, he gained quite the reputation of being a prodigy at nearly everything. As he walked over to group of girls, his turquoise eyes never left Rukia's violet ones. Rukia noticed that he looked very curiously at her but why?

Hitsugaya finally got up to the group and nodded to everyone before her locked eyes with Rukia once again. "Kuchiki-san, may I speak with you for a moment?"

Shocked seemed to fill Rukia; the most popular guy of Karakura High School was talking to her. She had no idea what to do. Sure, there weren't really any feelings for him because he wasn't Rukia's type but still. The girls were coaxing her to go while it seemed Momo was glaring at her. "Uh…sure." She said with an unsure voice.

Hitsugaya walked off with Rukia following him. They walked up to the school roof where no one else stood. The young Kuchiki looked around a little one, just wondering why he would take her to the school roof. "Um, Hitsugaya-kun, what did you want to talk to me about?"

The white hair prodigy walked over to the fence of the roof and leaned against it. "Kuchiki-san, has anything happened to you recently?"

"What?"

"Has anything suspicious happened to you? Like anything out of the ordinary?" Hitsugaya asked.

"Um…not really, why do you ask?"

"No reason. But just some helpful advice: watch your back, Kuchiki-san. Things are about to get dangerous." The prodigy in front of Rukia warned.

Silence feel upon the two and Rukia decided to leave. She thanked Hitsugaya before she left with confused thoughts and wondering if the situation from this morning could somehow relate to this once.

Hitsugaya watched as the young Kuchiki walked away. "It seems she doesn't remember what he told her, Kurosaki." He said before turning to the figure of Kurosaki Ichigo who was sitting on the fence.

"Yea, I was able to tell from this morning. I ran into her and she didn't seem to remember what he had told her. I wonder why her memories are gone." Ichigo said to the shorty below him. "We'll need to inform Grimmjow before he does anything stupid."

Hitsugaya nodded. "I shall leave that to you. For now, I'll watch over her still she remembers. Inform Jaegerjaquez and we'll decide the course of action then. We don't want Kuchiki Rukia to be scared of us."

"Yea, got it, Toshiro. I'll tell him then we can meet up later, if I can find him that is." The tall orangette said before leaning slightly back and falling off the fence. "God, dang it!" He yelled at the top of his lungs.

The boy next to him smiled a small smile. "And I suggest you don't be an idiot, Kurosaki." He told the man lying on the ground before he walked to the door of roof and went to class.

Rukia sighed to herself. 'Today is very weird. First some I ran into a strange strawberry then Hitsugaya Toshiro talks to me.' She thought to herself as she walked into a small café. The atmosphere of the small café was warm and welcoming. The interior was filled light browns, cream, and nude beige. Painting from famous artist from around Japan filled the walls, bringing an artistic feel to the café. Behind the counter where one would fix little snacks and coffee, sat a tall girl with green hair and big bust. A scar ran down the middle of her face and a red line fell across her cheeks. Her hazel eyes lit up when she saw Rukia enter the café. "Ruki! I didn't think you would come today!"

Rukia smiled back at her co-worker. "Hey, Nel. How has today been?" She asked as she walked behind the counter to get to the worker's locker room.

"Boring, barely anybody came in. How come your shift is always the busiest?" The green hair girl complained. While Rukia was changing into her uniform, Neliel pulled Rukia into a tight hug from behind. "Tell me, Ruki, what is your secret? Is it that you're so cute?" She poked Rukia's stomach. "Or maybe your large eyes?" Then she poked Rukia's cheek. "Or maybe your attitude?" Then Neliel thumped Rukia's forehead as she broke the hug and backed up. "Tell me!"

The actions of the 19-year-old Neliel made Rukia laugh. She could act so mature and immature at the same time. How that could be managed was out of Rukia's mind. "I don't really know Nel. Maybe that's when all the artists are out for inspiration?" She suggested but it didn't change the mood in the room.

"Hmm….maybe you're right." A nearby clock dinged 5:00 pm. "Well, Ruki, my shift is over. I'll see you later." Neliel said her black hair friend and left the shop.

Rukia laughed slightly and smiled. "Bye, Nel."

The night seemed to drag on until 7:00 pm hit then the shop become busy. Every person had something different to bring to the stage at the little café. This was something Rukia enjoyed, seeing the art of different come to life as they mingle with the world outside of their little home. They could experience something new and make that into a new story or a new painting. And this was Rukia's dream. She wanted to open a little café in a city somewhere and watch as people grew inspired every day.

Rukia didn't notice someone walking. They came up to the counter where she sat. "Hey." They said.

Rukia smiled and looked at the person. "Welcome to Taiga's café. How can I help you?" She asked to customer in front of her. When to really got a good look at them, she got another feeling, like the one she got this morning with Kurosaki Ichigo. The person in front of her was a man with light blue hair that spiked out of his head in one direction. His light blue eyes looked straight at her with an annoyed look in them. He carried a notebook in one hand. He wore a light blue plaid button up shirt with a white tee underneath and a simple pair of black jeans and blue tennis shoes.

"Hello, can you stop gawking at me, Miss-?"

"Uh…Kuchiki Rukia, sir."

The eyes of the person in front of Rukia widened then his face settle into a smirk. "So you're Kuchiki Rukia. You don't look like anything special. I wonder what he saw in you. It doesn't seem like you have what it-" And then his cell phone rang. The person picked it and walked out of Rukia's hearing range. 'What the hell?' She thought. The person came back with a very annoyed look on his face. "Damn strawberry." He looked up at Rukia. "The name is Jaegerjaquez Grimmjow and don't you forget it." Then he left.

The rest of the night went on and 10:00 pm soon came. Rukia sat outside, waiting for her father to come and pick her up. While she waited, her thoughts wondered to the pervious events of the day. Everything seemed…so strange. 'Kurosaki Ichigo, Jaegerjaquez Grimmjow, and Hitsugaya Toshiro; what do they all have in common?' The black hair girl thought to herself. Not paying attention, Rukia accidently ran into someone. "Oh, I'm sorry."

The man she ran into just smiled. "Oh, no problem."

Rukia nodded a little then looked at him for a minute. His hair was purple as well as purple eyes. He was a little taller than Rukia by was looked to be by 30 centimeters. And the way he smiled could melt any girl right where they stood but Rukia didn't like it looked. It looked like a smile that challenged her and frightened her. This person didn't seem very friendly. She noticed something below his eyes. It was a light purple cross underneath right eye.

"Well, Kuchiki-san, I will see you later." The person walked away while waving to the young Kuchiki.

Rukia waved back before she realized that she didn't even tell the guy her name. "Strange…." And then her father pulled up to the side of the curb to take Rukia home.

Two people sat in the shadows as they watched the young Kuchiki get into a car and drive off. A chuckle rang out among them. "Hmm…what a cute little girl, don't you think so, Rangiku-san?" One of them asked.

A woman stepped out of the shadows. She stood at 172 centimeters with long blonde hair and a huge chest. Her blue eyes followed the car as she saw Kuchiki Rukia leave. The woman felt sympathy for the young girl. "She shouldn't have been caught up in something like this, Kotaro. She's just a high school student."

The companion of the busty blonde walked beside her. His purple eyes followed the car and he just smirked. "Who cares? She's my competition so you don't have to the one to ruin her, Rangiku-san." And the man ran a hand through his purple hair. "This is going to be fun. Aizen picked the perfect person, in my opinion. Her reiatsu is very strong, so I can why her chose her. And three protectors who just happen to be a few of the strongest ones there are." A chuckled escaped his lips. "This is going to be fun, Rangiku. But, I sure hope she can last a while. It's no fun if they die early."

The woman turned and left, leaving the purple haired man by himself. He looked up to the full moon that hung over head. "Let the games begins, Kuchiki Rukia." And the man disappeared.

(A/N): So with the 1st real chapter posted, I shall see how this story does. Also, thank you for the two people who reviewed. It really made my day. ^.^ And thanks for pointing out the mistake with Toshiro's eyes. I shall fix that. Also, characters may be a little OOC at times but I will try to keep to their personalities as best I can.

So, if you can, please review and maybe even favorite or follow the story. And as quoted by Kotaro in this chapter. "Let the games begin" Bye for now~!

Update: 6/17/2014

P.S.: Something cool is the reviews get to choose who Rukia ends up with. So once the harem is established, vote away!