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DIRTY DANCING: RUKONGAI LOVE
CH.1
A limo took Rukia to the hotel she would be staying at, though the hotel was more like a small town. Once the limo reached the front entrance of the hotel, a bell boy greeted Rukia and took her belongings. After going to the main counter to retrieve her key, Rukia went to find her hotel room.
About an hour later (the hotel was big and it took her forever to find her room) she opened her hotel room door and walked in the room. The room was a palace, silk curtains on every window, marble counters in the personal kitchen. A brass tea set whisked along the glass coffee table in front of the velvet couch in the front living room.
Rukia saw her luggage by the couch and dragged the heavy bag into her bed room which of course was just as beautiful as the living room and kitchen. She carefully setting her bags down so that she might not accidentally bump into anything (she knew her brother paid a pretty penny for this room so she definitely didn't want any damage expenses to be on the bills). Rukia may be smart and witty, but the word clumsy was permanently tattooed to her forehead.
Walking over to her king sized bed, Rukia sat down and thought about what she needed to get done first. "Organizing comes first" is what Rukia always told her fellow classmates in the various clubs Rukia presided over at her schools.
Now usually Rukia would immediately unpack all of her belongings and quickly pull out her schedule to see what she should do first responsibly. But, for the first time in her life, Rukia did unpack her belongings, but didn't care to glance at her schedule. She wanted things to be different, she was an adult now. Rukia didn't need to be guided by her brother on what to do every second of her life anymore. Her brother wasn't even with her. So, Rukia decided to make up her own schedule, and she wasn't even going to write it down. "For the rest of the day" Rukia began saying to herself "I am going to relax, and have the room service order me something, and then rent movies that all my friends at school saw that I never got to see."
She was delightful, for once she felt like a normal human, using the definition "lazy", which was indeed not in her vocabulary. About an hour after unpacking her all of luggage, she checked the time. "5 o'clock, not bad for unpacking so slowly."
A minute later, there was a knock on her door. Rukia assumed it was the maid service, and walked to retrieve the door. "Hi, Miss Kuchiki, I just wanted to formally introduce myself to you." The short boy said. Rukia smiled and he continued to speak. "My name is Toshirou Hitsugaya and I will be your personal hotel escort at the Shikai Rantan Hotel, if you need to know any information or if you have any problems, just call any of these numbers to reach me." The short boy handed her a small card with his name and several phone numbers.
"Well thank you very much Mr. Hitsugaya," Rukia said. The short boy grinned and said "You can just call me Toshirou. Everyone else does." He waved goodbye to her and started to walk away. Just as Rukia was about to close the door, the boy Toshirou quickly turned around. "Oh! Miss Kuchiki! Wait! I forgot to tell you! Tonight is the annual celebration of the hotel's first opening, it starts at 7 o'clock, and there will be dinner and dancing. The dress attire is semi-formal. All hotel guests are invited." Toshirou said smiling. "Oh well thank you, I will definitely consider coming." Rukia said and began closing the door "And Toshirou" he turned around to look at Rukia "You can call me Rukia." Toshirou smiled, and walked down the hall way to the elevator. Rukia decided to save watching movies for another night and check out the hotel, this seemed like the perfect opportunity.
"Why? Why am I running late?" Rukia whined. It was 6:55, and she was just walking out the door. "I have 5 minutes to get from here all the way to the other side, its impossible to make it." She quickly rushed to elevator, adjusting her dress where necessary.
The dress was one of her favorites, simple and elegant, just like she loved. The color was a light black, with a white ribbon at her waist. The dress was strapless and reached just above her knees. She wore a pair of black pumps she bought in Paris.
After exiting the elevator, Rukia dashed towards the east wing of the hotel. All of the employees were staring at her as her loud heels hit the marble ground. "There it is!" Rukia cried "I finally see the entrance" She was only a mere fifteen feet away. Since she concentrated so hard on walking through the banquet door way, she didn't see the tiny pen lid lying on the ground several feet in front of her, ready to stop her path. Closer and closer she came to the door way. But of course in that instant, the tiny pen lid came in contact with her black pump.
She waited for her face to come in contact with the hard, cold, ground after she realized what was happening. But, the pain and hardness never came.
She felt a strong grip on her waist and finally realized something, or someone was holding her. "Are you alright ma'am?" a masculine voice asked. Rukia quickly turned her eyes to where the voice was coming from only to stare into bright hazel eyes. She had never seen such intense eyes. Continuing to stare into the eyes, the voice called again "Are you alright?" Rukia snapped out of her gaze and finally stood, finally letting the embarrassment sink in. "Oh yes! I'm just fine! Gosh I am so ridiculously clumsy, thank you so much!" Rukia said smiling. She brushed her dress off and looked at her savior more clearly.
Handsome was the only word that would register in Rukia's brain. The first thing that caught her eye was his bright orange hair, it was such an unnatural color, but for some odd reason seemed to suit him. Having already looked at his beautiful eyes, she saw his deep jaw line. He seemed to be in shape; even through his tux she could tell he was buff. Realizing that the orange haired boy was staring at her, Rukia blushed slightly. "Well, I am in a big hurry and trying to get to the hotel ceremony." Rukia said politely. "Oh well of course, if you are sure you are not hurt in any way, than I insist you get going, it looks like the doors are about to be closed."
"Well thanks again, um, what's you're name?" Rukia asked persistently. The boy smiled and replied "Kurosaki Ichigo, and yours?" Rukia quickly replied "Kuchiki Rukia". A second later, Rukia walked over to the doors and entered right before the doors closed.
AUTHORS NOTE: Hey everyone, I know this chapter was probably kinda short but don't worry, they will start getting longer, and the story line will start to really begin. So how exciting was it? Ichigo catching Rukia as she falls (probably not very original but I think it works in this case). Please review and I will definitely keep posting up chapters several times during the week if everyone really likes it.
