A/N: Greetings, my beloved readers xD Here's chaper two, as some reviewers want one. I'll make sure to write as many chapters as I can and end it happily :D Tragic endings are never happy! xD
DISCLAIMER: Never did I won Bleach. Its characters, plots and whatever are by Kubo-sama. If I had just owned it, I will let Ichigo and Rukia fall in love or even make it BYARUKI. Peace!
"Rukia,
I'm sorry I had to go. My family and I needed to. It was for a meet-up with some relatives in another country. I am not sure how long we will be staying there. But no doubt, it would be more than a year. Or more.
I promise you I will go back. I will find you no matter what. I like you Rukia. And I will do anything just for you.
For now, goodbye.
Your friend,
Byakuya"
Rukia sighed as she read the letter again. It had been eight years since Byakuya left. The letter was by now, tattered and torn at different places but the writings can still be read properly. She had kept it in between the pages of one of her books and kept it a secret from her aunt and cousin.
She looked at her window and through the glass saw the abandoned house. The house that used to be the Kuchiki's. She sighed again as she looked back at the crumpled letter. She was already eighteen years old, yet, she had not forgotten Byakuya. She always takes a look at their house, hoping that he will come back. He will come back, as he promised to do. But it had been many years since she had seen him and she wondered if he will ever return.
"Liar," she muttered as she stood up from her sitting position on her bed. Taking one last glance at the window, she saw a carriage pulling up in front of the Kuchiki's house.
She hesitated for a moment, wondering if what she was seeing was real. She rubbed her eyes with her thin hands and closed them for a while. She moved closer to the window taking a good look outside. She saw a man with red hair accompanying someone from the carriage. She waited, wanting to know who the man might be. A man with long, black hair came out holding a suitcase. From the looks of it, he is a very rich man. Yet, Rukia wondered, why would a man go to this old house?
As she did, the said man turned around and looked at Rukia's window. Flustered and embarrassed, Rukia hurried back to her bed, careful not to let the man see her peek at the side of the window. As she thought, the man had already left.
Who is he? .... What is he doing there?
Thoughts came filling up her mind when -
"Bitch! Go out there and eat your cursed breakfast!," she heard as the repeating sound of heavy knocks on her door came. She knew it was her cousin, Senna. She hurriedly opened the door and in came Senna who's holding a tray of food. A plate with two pieces of bread and a cup of water was what consisted the tray. The breads were even almost burnt. So, it's what Rukia had for breakfast. Everyday. Erhmm.. Not always everyday. There are times when they wouldn't even allow her to eat.
She took the tray from her cousin and turned her back, so she could start eating quietly.
"Oi, take a bath will you! You stink! And I'm lucky I actually get to wear expensive-looking clothes unlike yours. What are those? Seems like you haven't changed for a week!"
There goes the constant blabbering of Senna's mouth. Rukia's used to it. What can she even do?
"I'm gonna go now. Take the stupid tray down and take a bath, stinky!" And she left, closing the door loudly behind her.
After a few minutes, she was done eating. She went to the door, about to open it when she heard a soft knock from her window. Her heart pounded fast, as if knowing that it must be Byakuya. She dropped the tray and turned around to look at the door, almost about to say "Byakuya!," but saw no one, except a rather large-sized, red box placed on top of her table. The window was also open by now. She stared at the scenery before her, almost questioningly, but nonetheless, took the courage to open the box.
The tray was now ignored, as Rukia rummaged through the package. Inside was a neatly-folded, purple dress, a pair of lavender-colored ribbons for her hair and a pair of black sandals.
"From whom could these be from?," she asked herself. She took her time looking at the wonderful things. She pulled the dress out of the box and a letter fell on the floor as she did.
She picked it up and opened it.
The package is from my master. Please wear it tonight, as he will come visit you and take you somewhere else.
I am not opted to give you any clues about who he might be, as to not spoil the surprise.
Enjoy, my lady.
The content of the letter made her smile even though her mind is full of questions.
Who could he be? Who could his master be? ... Could it be... Byakuya? Or someone else?
A/N: Ja, that's chapter 2. Should be doing homework, but mehh... I wanna write this first! RAther short, but I'll make sure I'll post a longer chapter 3! Anyways, review! :D ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU!