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AN: Ahh …. 2nd chapter is here!! Thank you very much to my first 7 reviewers, you guys pushed me into actually continuing this story. Thank yoouuu! Anyway, I'm gonna shut up now so you guys can read. Enjoy ….

"I miss you…."

Her eyes suddenly flew open causing her to quickly sit up. That voice…again. She looked around the room, checking if she was the only one in. She is.

She sighed and got out of the futon she was just sleeping on awhile ago. She then walked to the door and slid it open, revealing a mini garden, full of flowers, trees that would sway with the wind and a mini pond, its surface as smooth and peaceful as the ocean after a raging storm.

As she slowly sat at the edge of the platform, she caught the reflection of the moon on the ponds surface. She looked up at and saw what appeared to be a blue moon. She was amazed at how blue, round and big it was. Its light felt like it was bathing her, making her feel somewhat feel weird. It was also towering over her like…

"….like Ichigo."

Her breath somewhat got caught in her throat, her eyes slowly widening as she remembered the last night time she saw a blue moon. Her purple eyes are still glued at the surface of the moon, making them shine and clearer as ever. A surprised look was on her face.

No wonder I heard that voice.

"It's been – "

"Rukia?" A somewhat cool voice suddenly came out of the silence of the night.

Her eyes opened even more as she quickly turned around to where she heard the voice came from.

"N…Nii – sama?" Her voice stuttered.

Kuchiki Byakuya suddenly appeared out of the shadows and looked at Rukia with those eyes that could bore holes into a wall.

"Why are you still awake?" He asked stonily.

She smacked herself mentally. Why am I awake?? 'Cos of that voice yes I know but that wouldn't be a good thing to say to nii-sama since he'd assume that Ichigo is here and would alert the whole Gotei 13.

"Ahh … I couldn't sleep." She bowed her head to hide the blush that was starting to creep on her cheeks because of how stupid that excuse sounded like.

She felt his footsteps coming closer and closer at where she was sitting and then all of a sudden felt his presence right next to you.

"N…Nii-san, pardon me for asking but, why … why are you awake?" She shyly asks.

She felt his eyes look at her; she raised her head up to look ahead but didn't dare to look into those eyes. She then saw at the corner of her eyes that he had finally looked away and, surprisingly, u saw his eyes soften.

"I couldn't sleep either." He softly replied.

She chewed at the corner of her lips as silence fell between them. She didn't feel him move at all, he's just sitting down, looking at the night velvet sky.

"What … what makes you come by here?" She asks.

"I was just walking around the manor when I sensed your reiatsu so I thought I should come by and …. well …. check up on you."

Check up on …. Me? Wow. He's becoming a brother.

A fit of laughter suddenly escaped your lips. "Thanks nii-sama, appreciate it but I'm fine."

She turned her head to look at him and noticed that a corner of his lip was turned up, a hint that he's also amused. But then she suddenly remembered Ichigo, turning away to look at the sky instead.

Silence cloaked both of you once again.

"What are you thinking?" He suddenly asks.

She, all of a sudden, blinks and then shook her head. "Nothing important for nii-sama to be worried about."

"A brother must know the most little of things that bother a younger sibling …. am I not right?"

"I – Well … I … I guess so."

"So then tell me."

"It's … It's I – "

"Ichigo …. right?"

She bows her head low and nods.

"Has it been that long already?"

"Y – Yes."

She watches from the corner of your eyes as he closed his eyes and looked at you.

"And you miss him?"

She couldn't answer straight away, scared that he might suddenly start lecturing her about Ichigo. But after a few minutes of silence,

"I know you do, don't hide it. You're talking to a captain here, emotions like that affects ones reiatsu very dramatically."

"…Yeah, I – I do miss him."

"Well what are you still doing here?"

She lifts her head up and looks at him with a questioning look. Byakuya, in turn, sighs and returns her gaze.

"You know perfectly well what I'm talking about Rukia so don't make me repeat it."

"But nii-sama …"

"Hisana would not like it if she sees her beloved sister like this because a certain someone is stopping her from doing something."

A smile broke out on your face.

Byakuya stands up and started to walk away only to stop before he leaves.

"Now go get some sleep, you'll have a long day ahead of you tomorrow, I don't want you to fainting around here."

With that said, he vanished from her sight, leaving her alone once again.

She stayed where she was sitting, staring at the sky and the blue moon, a smile playing along across her face. It's hard to hide that you're excited … especially if you're going to see someone that you've left painfully 5 years ago.

Ichigo will be surprised.

Reiatsu: Uhm ... I'm guessing that's the righ spelling for it? It's like ... you know ... the spirit force thing.

AN: And that was chapter 2 guys!!! I think that was my longest chapter written YET tee hee Uhm … I think I made Byakuya too nice there but what do you guys think???? I'll try to write the next chapter by tomorrow. Thanks for all the reviews (so far that is…haha) and they're very much appreciated since I actually know people are reading this xD...Reviews: