Bring Me To Life II – Childhood
"Byakuya dear…could you go out and get some groceries for me? Remember, avoid the Rukongai trash!"
"Yes mother…" said Byakuya, now 14 years old. His hair had grown to shoulder length and he was about 170cm tall.
Byakuya walked out the door, slamming the door behind him. As he walked out, people whispered fearfully and moved out of his way. They feared Byakuya every time he walked out of his house. A young boy around the age of 3 ran out in front of him before his mother could stop him.
"Byakuya, give me a piggyback," squealed the young boy. Byakuya's eyes widened and glared at the boy. His mother slowly walked up and took him in her arms, apologizing over and over again for the boy's behaviour.
"If he ever runs in front of me again, you'll be sorry," threatened Byakuya.
"Yes, yes I'm sorry Kuchiki-sama," said the woman, bowing continuously.
Byakuya continued walking down the streets, buying the necessary groceries for his, now, elderly mother. People whispered behind his back and all he did was send them a glare.
Byakuya was about to go home when he heard someone sobbing down a dark alleyway. Usually he would keep walking but when the girl suddenly spoke, he stopped and listened.
"I'm sorry, Rukia…but I have to leave to do something…OK?"
A small baby was seen in the girl's arms. She looked strangely familiar.
"Where you go? When come back?" asked the baby in a high pitched voice. She was probably about 3-4 years old but she was small enough for the older girl to be holding her in her arms.
"I don't know…Rukia…now be a good girl and go to sleep."
After a while, she made sure the baby named Rukia was asleep then she placed her on the ground, leaving a note on top of the bundle.
"Sayonara Rukia…if fate permits us, we might meet again," she said softly and ran off.
Byakuya stood stunned for a second then walked over to the bundle. He picked up the letter and ripped it open.
To the reader of this letter,
I'm sure you are surprised to see a baby all alone in a dark alleyway but I, Hisana, not longer can support both myself and Rukia, my younger sister. If she is to remain with me, she and I will surely die of hunger. Kind stranger, please take into consideration to adopt my younger sister. She doesn't deserve to die like this. Our parents both died when we were young and ever since, I had to survive on my own while caring for Rukia. I love her very much and wish I could spend the rest of my life with her, but, destiny has decided to pull us apart and separate our paths. I hope very much that one day, our paths would reunite. For now, please take care of my sister and care for her as if she was your own. She doesn't deserve to be told that her older and only sister abandoned her when she was only a young child. It would surely break her heart.
Hisana
Byakuya smirked, rolled the letter into a ball and threw it away. What a waste of time! As if ANYONE would want to adopt a filthy thing like THAT! Byakuya walked out of the alleyway and walked home, but, he couldn't help but think about the baby girl. When he arrived home, his mother jumped him with questions.
"Why are you so late, Byakuya dear?"
He couldn't tell her that he had been scurrying around Rukongai.
"I…there was an argument about the price of the rice, mother," he concluded.
His mother snorted.
"How dare anyone argue with a member of the noble house?"
Byakuya laid awake all night, thinking about Rukia. Somewhere in his heart, he wanted to adopt the poor child, but hatred and anger took up most of the space and the desperation to adopt Rukia was pushed to the back of his heart and it stayed there, for almost eternity.
