Rukia collection: All femmexfemme collection in which the bunny lover is the main star with the occasional splash of BL!
Warnings: AU, OOC, femme!Ichi, femme!Grimm, femme!Byakuya, language, grammar, punctuation, etc
Notes: Gli=Grimmjow, Yuya=Byakuya
Fic #2 (RukiaxOrihime, GliIchi, others)
(Pompoms and BonBons)
~ Of Cheerleaders, Book-worms and Self-Image~
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15 years and counting-yes 15 years and counting Kuchiki Rukia had gone through life constantly being compared to her older sister, Yuya.
Yuya's hair was long, silky and shiny versus Rukia's own short, straw-like and dull hair. Yuya's skin was the color of an iced vanilla latte while Rukia's skin reminded many of a boring white dove . Yuya had brilliant silver-lilac eyes while Rukia was stuck with plain silver-blues. Yuya's face was like that of a noble empress where as Rukia's was round and child-like. Yuya had a body like that of an Olympic champion (tall, graceful, toned) while Rukia was short, clumsy and had a little bit of pouch around her tummy.
Baby fat Yuya had called it but Rukia was no idiot-she had seen the way their grandfather had looked at her when the mayor had come for afternoon tea-the man had looked at her with disgust and disappointment. She was a disgrace to the Kuchiki household.
No matter how hard she tried Rukia didn't have enough poise, charm, beauty or intellect. No matter how much she tried to imitate her sister-it was never enough.
She had seen the way her two cousins (Starrk and Lilinette-non fraternal twins) had looked at her when she came to their 18th birthday party-even though Rukia had trued to select a cute tankini which would showcase the right curves-but they had looked at her with pity and half way through the party, Lilinette had pulled her to the side handing her a tiny unmarked bottle.
'You should be able to shave a few pounds off with these,'
It had been a tempting offer. A easy solution. Quick and sure fire way to drop the unwanted weight from her body-and Rukia had almost gone through with it to if her bestfriend Gli hadn't shown up and-
()()()
"Throw that away! This year will be our year Rukia. We don't need silly diet pills or overpriced dental products (Gli wore braces) Your body can be just as sexy as the next chick and my mouth can be just as pearly white, we just need to push ourselves!"
"You don't understand Gli, you're getting your braces off in a few months time anyway where as I have a long way to go."
"Bullshit! You just need to say goodbye to the granola and say hello to the non-fat yogurt!"
Rukia opened her mouth to protest "A-
"That does not mean you're going to starve yourself," Gli snorted, "You will still eat the standard three meals a day because its not about what you eat, it's about portion control."
"Gli I appreciate your faith in me but-
"Listen to me Rukia you will lose weight but you will do it the right way," electric blues flashed as the taller girl held up a flyer "We'll start tomorrow!"
"Yoga? Me?" Rukia wanted no part of that. "I'll be the laughing stock of the class, there's no way I'm going to-
Gli glared at the shorter girl "You know I'll just drag you there whether you like it or not."
Rukia sighed. "Alright fine I'll give yoga and yogurt a chance but if it doesn't work-
"It will and come September 1st everyone will want a piece of you!"
()()()
August 28th
This was it-THE TEST
The test that would tell her if she was doomed to be an ugly duckling for the rest of her high school life (which for a 16 year old girl seemed like forever) or had she finally transformed into a swan?
Kuchiki Rukia had set aside her beloved novels and granola for the whole summer and dedicated her days to yoga and non-fat yogurt.
And now the moment that she was both dreading and anxiously awaiting had come.
The raven-haired girl slid her pink and white bunny slippers off her feet and stepped onto the scale.
She almost felt like crying when she saw the numbers.
But instead she let out a triumphant yell of joy and quickly raced up to her bedroom so she could speed dial her best-friend Gli and tell her the good news.
()()()
The act of flossing was a real pain in the ass-even more so when one had to move the string between each and every tiny wire.
And for a girl like Gli Jeagerjaques having perfect oral hygiene is a must. But really having braces flat out sucked!
The feel of metal in her mouth was never a pleasant-in addition it made her feel dirty which was completely unacceptable!
So every morning after she showered and dressed for the day, Gli would stand in front of the bathroom mirror and brush, gargle, floss, rinse her mouth (repeating these steps at least 6 times in a row) ensuring that every molar felt smooth on her tongue.
Then she'd grab her bright purple messenger bag off her bedroom door and fill it to the brim with textbooks and novels in at least 4 different languages (never mind that school hadn't even started yet) and only then would she head down stairs to have breakfast with the family.
()()()
Gli had only just reached for her fork when her cell phone went off.
She ignored her stepfather's glare and answered it.
"Yeah?"
("It's me.")
Well of course it was Rukia-Gli hadn't given her number out to anyone else but her best friend.
"Did you need something?"
Gli didn't mean to be rude but she didn't care much for pleasantries in the early morning-never mind that it was 10:00am.
Anything with an A.M. behind it was too early in her opinion.
("Are you busy?")
"Not really."
("Can you come over?"
"That all depends. What's in it for me?"
("Well I was thinki-
"Gli, you can call your friend later, we are eating breakfast now."
"Shut up old man! No one is talking to you!" The teen girl snarled at her stepfather (she had zero respect for a man who wrote trashy novels for a living!) before rising from the table, breakfast plate in hand.
Gli turned to her mother (the woman was currently feeding Gli's baby sister, Nel) "May I be excused?"
The woman shrugged as if she really didn't care one way or another what her daughter did.
Gli rolled her electric blues and then stomped back up the stairs.
()()()
"Sorry about that Rukia. What were you saying?"
("I was thinking we could take a trip to the mall before heading to the health club.")
"Oh? Do I detect a grin of success in your tone Rukia?"
There was a moment of silence and then…
The raven-haired girl was screaming out ("YES! I did it! I really did it this time Gli and I have you to thank for it.")
Gli snorted even though she was genuinely happy for her friend. "You don't have to thank me Rukia, you did all the work I just-
("You supported me the entire time even when I felt like giving up-you were there.")
"That's what friends are for."
("I know but still-)
"Stop getting all sappy on me, you know I can't stand that shit."
She could hear the girl giggling on the other end.
"I'm hanging up now."
("Okay. See you in 10!")
()()()
It was nice to go into the department store for once and be able to fit into a size 3. Which was ideal for Rukia. She had no desire to be a 1 or a double 0-that would have been a little too extreme.
I haven't worn a size 3 since I was like 12.
She couldn't help herself she let out another squeal.
Gli was in the next dressing room over. The taller girl hadn't suffered with her weight like Rukia did but she had always expressed the desire to tone up her body.
Which is why her blue haired friend had worked her ass off all summer along side Rukia.
This wasn't like those daytime teen dramas.
Rukia hadn't decided to change herself so she could impress some hot guy or girl in school-she'd done it for herself.
She was had simply grown tiered of feeling like a blimp every time she looked in the mirror.
Course she certainly would not complain if she managed to catch the eye of a certain princess on the cheerleading squad.
()()()
"Give me an S."
"S!"
"Give me an E."
"E!"
"Give me an I."
"I!"
"Give me an R."
"R!"
"Give me an E."
"E!"
"Give me an I."
"I!"
"Give me a T."
"T!"
"Give me an E."
"E!"
"Give me an I."
"I!"
"Give me a H-I-G-H!"
"H-I-G-H!"
"What does that spell?"
"Seireitei High!"
"Woo hoo!"
"Alright girls take 5."
Inoue Orihime rolled her gun metal gray's at the cheerleading captain, Cirucci Thunderwitch. She couldn't stand the way the purple haired senior walked around with her pig-snout high in the air, acting as though she were better than everyone else on the squad.
Couldn't stand the way the older girl flashed her panties at the crowd during half time games. Couldn't stand how Circucci bounced from one guy to the next on a weekly basis.
Who the hell was she showing off for any way?
School wasn't even officially back in session until Monday and-
"Orihime-chan, Ichigo-chan why aren't you girls cheering."
"Woo hoo let me hear it!"
"Woo hoo!"
"That's more like it."
Orihime snickered at the way her orange haired friend basically just mocked the older girl-but Circucci was to stupid to catch on.
When the girl walked away to powder her nose or shave her pits or whatever-Orihime leaned over and whispered, "You are so bad."
Kurosaki Ichigo smiled innocently "I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Right, like you didn't just mock Cirucci just now."
"Well maybe a little." The orangette admitted after a moment or two. She moved into a stretch and continued "It's just I mean is it really necessary for her to yell like that when it's just the 8 of us."
Orihime let out a sigh and then mirrored Ichigo's action of stretching "You could do so much better than her Kurosaki-chan."
"You really think so?" Ichigo looked thoughtful for a moment. "Nah."
"I'm serious you totally have this natural 'leader-type- aura around you and didn't you say your mother was the captain of her squad back in her day?"
"Well she was on the dance squad actually but-
The brunette interrupted the orangette "Point is you're better than Cirucci, Kurosaki-chan."
"I don't know Inoue I mean me a captain?" The shorter girl frowned. She didn't seem too fond of the idea.
"Trust me I know what I'm talking about and plus," A grin "The squad actually likes and respects you. If you were captain everyone would get a chance in the spotlight, not just a showboat like that witch!"
"I don't want to cause any unnecessary drama, Inoue."
"You won't be causing drama. On the contrary everyone will love you and more importantly," gray eyes twinkled "I know a certain someone won't be able to keep her eyes off you."
The orangette turned a little pink just then. "Shh! Not so loud someone might here you."
The princess giggled. The strawberry was so silly at times. "You're one of the most popular girl's in school Kurosaki-chan, what do you care if the others find our about your crush on G-mph!"
"Ladies fondle each other on your own time I'm trying to run a practice session here!"
Ichigo rolled her eyes and removed her hand from Inoue's mouth.
The brunette giggled once more and then turned to her with a challenge "If you don't say something to her this year, then I will!"
TBC