Starlight

"Rukia!What the hell is wrong with you?" Ichigo yelled

"What do you mean?" She glared back at him.

"You been out of it all day. Are you worried about something? You know you can rely on me."

"Stupid. Of course I know that!" She hit him on the head, "Ichigo, A hollow behind you!"

Ichigo killed it with one strike and returned to his body. He dusted himself off and looked at Rukia. "Come one lets go home."

Rukia and Ichigo ate with the rest of his family once they got home and ran up stairs. Ichigo listened to music and did his home work while Rukia laid on his bed looking at her cell. Soon they both went to bed.

"Hey Rukia..." Ichigo called out to her.

"What?" She said behind the closet door.

"Never mind....its nothing."

"What were you going to say?" She asked him.

"Nothing. Good night." He said softly.

"Night." Rukia listened to Ichigo's breathing. After an hour he fell asleep leaving her wondering what he was thinking about.

Rukia slipped out of her gigai and left the house.

"Stark."

"What?" He asked, eyes closed.

"What do you think would be best?" One espada asked him.

"Not fighting at all. Its a waste of time." He complained lazily.

"What would you do then?" Asked another espada.

"Take them by surprise." He said.

"Hn." Ulquiorra looked bored.

"Lets just go kill those bastards!" Grimmjow roared.

"Don't be so impatient." Szayel gave Grimmjow a annoyed look.

"I agree with Grimmjow. Take them out now and save time." Yammy hit his fist on the table.

"We shall continue to do as Aizen planned." Barragan said loudly. He glanced at Stark. "That is final."

"Can I leave now." Stark got up before anyone said anything and left.

"Hes so god damn lazy. How the hell is he primera?" Yelled Grimmjow.

"Quiet trash." Ulquiorra left the room.

"...." Harribel soon left the room too.

Barrgan walked over to the primera chair and touched it. He had a angry look on his face. "This should be my chair." He said under his breath.

Stark escaped into the human world again. Thoughts of the other night returned to him. He felt his body move there and soon saw the tree in front of it. Maybe..He sat down on a branch and waited.

Rukia walked past empty playgrounds and quiet neighborhoods. She heard the occasional mewing of a cat. Every now and then she would see another walking late at night, hurrying to their destination.

The lonely sound of her feet touching the ground was the only sound to be heard as she continued her nightly walk. Deep in thought she was no longer paying attention to her surroundings and soon found herself yet again at the her tree.

Rukia pulled out her cell and checked the time. It was just seven minutes past midnight. She left home just under an hour ago. Maybe an hour here will be nice... She walked up to the tree and put her hand on the trunk, feeling the rough surface of the bark.

"You're early." called out a voice.

"Arrancar." She greeted.

"Shinigami." He replied.

"Why ask my name if you are not going to use it?"

"I'll use it when you call me by mine." Rukia looked up to the him sitting on her branch. Was it her eyes tricking her or was there a slight smile on his face?

"Stark." She held back a sigh.

"Nice weather, eh Rukia?" He leaned against the trunk of the tree.

Rukia climbed the tree and sat on a different branch. She tilted her head to gaze at the sky. Tonight there was no moon. The sky had an empty feeling with out the moon. Rukia was a little sad about the moon but focused on the stars.

"The starlight tonight..." Stark began to say but changed his mind. He Sonído next to Rukia. Did he...he just flash step? She looked at him questioningly. "I'm tired but I can't sleep with out something soft under my head."

What is he talking about? She got what he meant. " Why? Don't you think I will slice off your head when I get the chance?"

"No." He laid his head on her lap. "That would be bothersome." He closed his eyes.

They sat in silence for ten minutes. Rukia didn't know what to say or even to do. She never thought she would ever have an enemy talk to her in such a carefree way or even touch her, never mind lay his head on her lap. The skin on her cheeks burned red.

"Oi." She looked down at his face. "Hey, are you asleep?"

She didn't get an answer. Hesitantly, she touched his hair. It was soft like a dog's coat. Rukia waited for him to wake up but still his eyes would not open. Rukia brushed the hair off his forehead and still he did not wake up.

She stayed there with his head on her lap for two hours. She gazed at the stars wondering what he was talking about when he mentioned starlight. Rukia shook her head and cleared it off all thoughts. Taking her cell out of her pocket, she checked the time. 3:27.

She gently picked his head up and moved his arms, putting them under his head to cushion it. Quietly she left him in her tree and began to return looked up at the sky once more and asked herself, Why did I let him lay on my lap? Rukia, not finding any answer, forgot about it and slipped back into the house. The sounds of birds quietly chirping was the sounds she fell asleep to.

Drifting into a dream, Rukia was unaware that the arrancar at the tree opened his eyes the moment she left. He ran his hand through his hair and stared at the dark sky. He was awake the whole time.

Sorry if its kinda short. I need to work on my other stories before I get yelled at. Please review and share your thoughts.