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First of all I wnt to apologize with all of you who are still waiting for new chapter of this fic, It's been one year since my last update! but I have you and my fics always in my mind. I hope you will like this chapter and please tell me what do you think.
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I have been very busy because life with a new born is harder than I thought :(
Anyway... Here is for you A broken promise chapter 3!
Disclaimer: Bleach belongs to Kubo Tite but the plot of this Fanfiction is mine as well as the original characters.
Enjoy...Happy reading!
In the darkness of her bedroom…
She was feeling so childish because she had believed him, she waited for him, she had loved him every single day... Now she had matured in just a few minutes, when she had cried enough and sent Sosuke to his house; she had left the little girl she was inside and become a woman, a woman who needed to overcome her actual situation.
She needed to keep her dignity and get rid of those feelings in her heart. With the moon as her witness she swore to herself to be strong and find comfort and a solution to her current problem.
Yes, she had a huge problem in front of her, the party, that silly party she had arranged with Sosuke's help to welcome her "blue prince".
How was she going to face him? Even worst was the possibility to see him with "her"... the woman who made her life hell. Rukia was not a bad person and felt nothing bad for that woman but it was a fact: just to see "her" with "him" was going to be painful.
Now she needed to think and contemplate what to do. it was Ojii-sama's wish to see her at the party and she was going to please him; he was like her own grandfather. For Ginrei and her own dignity she was going to be strong, she needed to.
-"I have to"- She said in a whisper and with the back of her hand she dried the last tear she had.
Seeing the moon by her window she started to think; she was in great need of a plan.
Rukia was so immersed in her own thoughts than she was unaware of someone seeing her from the door. Her mother was the silent witness of her pain and sorrow. In silence she closed the door and turned her steps to her bedroom.
If Rukia was suffering her mother was too, she had witnessed the whole scene when Sosuke told her about Byakuya's engagement.
She saw how Rukia fell to the floor in deep pain and started to cry, she saw how Sosuke was trying to comfort her beloved daughter and she also saw the change.
In just a few minutes Rukia lost the bright in her violet eyes, something was missing. Yachiru knew Rukia had feelings for Ginrei's grandson since they were kids, she knew those feelings were strong but she never thought about the consequences of his rejection.
Rukia was now like a dry flower after being the most beautiful one. She needed to help her daughter and for that she was going to speak with her husband, he was a clever man who will know what to do to help her.
The only sound in the streets was the roar of a black Mercedes.
Aizen Sosuke was immersed in his thoughts and those were focused only on one single person…
"-Rukia-"He thought
She was suffering and Susuke was feeling rage against the man who made her cry even if it was unintentional. Byakuya was his friend and Rukia the girl he loved, but even if the actual situation was turning the game towards his favor he couldn't stand to see her crying.
Next day he was going to see Byakuya and the single thought of having to speak to him as if nothing has happened was making him feel sick.
-"How could he forget her? How can anybody forget her?"- Said Aizen to himself.
For him Rukia was beautiful, kind, noble, smart and everything a woman has to be for him. She was there for everyone who needed help, her statements were always clever, no one could say she was rude. Her face made him dream of her almost everyday and her eyes were a pond of peace every time he saw them.
He needed to get closer to her and take advantage of the current situation. For him there was nothing bad with it because he had nothing to do with her pain.
-"The party"-
Inviting Rukia to the party was never in his plans, she was supposed to be there with Byakuya as his fianceé, but now things had changed and his golden shot was in front of his eyes.
-"Tomorrow I will go to see Rukia and ask her to go with me"-
Yes, he was starting to feel better now. Rukia needed love and comfort and now he had the chance to give her his heart.
What can be better medicine than the heart of a man who loves you with his body and soul?
With his mind working in a plan to confess his feelings to Rukia he parked his car and went into his home. Tomorrow was going to be a good day for both of them.
-"Rukia"- He said her name in a whisper
Her image was in his mind since his encounter with Aizen. His little and sweet old friend.
Lots of happy memories were swirling in his mind while he was laying on his bed to sleep. Her smile, her eyes, her sweet girl voice when she was screaming him to wait. Lots of good moments with her and now he felt they were strangers.
When he was studying afar he lost contact with everyone but his grandfather. He was so busy making new friends, with school and knowing his new environment than he forgot to write or call all those people who were important to him as a child.
Now he was regretting.
Life brought him back to Tokyo and he was meeting all of them. He was sure everyone will be polite with him but they were not friends anymore. Relationships needed go be rebuild; he needed to get close to them again. He needed to get close to Rukia in first place, she was his best friend when they were kids and her friendship meant a lot.
He wondered if she had a boyfriend by now.
-"She has a boyfriend for sure"- Yes she surely has one, he remember how pretty she was when they were kids and most likely she had become in a pretty girl.
Oh how badly he wanted to see her, to talk to her and have a good time remembering the past. He knew that was going to be hard because she was a shy girl and now they weren't
closer anymore. But things can be fixed…
Or that was what he thought.
The morning came…
Her eyes were sore and just like the night before, her heart was empty.
What was she going to do with the shadows under her eyes?
-"Makeup!"- Rukia was very talented with makeup when needed and that was because of her good friend Rangiku, she was a good teacher. And God! Today she needed her skills.
Her parents didn't need to know about her pain but mostly didn't need to know about her shame.
The new day gave her a new feeling and it was shame. When she saw her reflection in the bathroom's mirror she was sorry for the girl in front of her.
No one needed to know than she had cried for something stupid and girly like a 12 year old boy's promise.
-"Just a little makeup base, lipstick and mascara"- Hopefully her parents will miss her crappy face.
-"I will also need my acting skills"- No one but Sosuke will ever know. She was about to play the happy girl role. She had never needed to act happy because she always was, but now was the first time she was about to pretend
Ukitake Juushiro and his wife were waiting for Rukia in the dining room to have breakfast. He was now aware of his daughter actual situation and they were ready to face her and calm her down.
She was the most valuable treasure he had. His little girl.
Her mother has the same sentiments as her father. They were both proud of their daughter. She is such a good girl. Her only fault was to be naive. And now she is paying the price for believing in a promise made for a boy so many years ago.
-"Ohayo Oto-san, Oka-san"- Said Rukia when she arrived to the room. She was in a great mood and the smile in her lips couldn't be bigger.
Her parents were surprised. They expected to see the reflection of her broken heart in her face, but besides her sore and red eyes she was as happy as ever.
-"Ohayo Rukia. How do you feel today?"-
-"Why do you ask that Oto-san? I am perfect today"- Said Rukia with the brightest smile on her lips.
-"I was just wondering if you had something you wanted to share with your mother and I?"-
-"Everything is alright Oto-san, I am just tired because of Byakuya's welcoming party"- Even if she had that smile her parents knew her better and they noticed the twitch in her eyes when she said Byakuya's name.
-"Did they over hear us talking last night?"-
-"Are you going out so early?"- Said Yachiru trying to change the topic.
-"Oh yes, I need to go out and run some errands for the party and I will meet Sosuke this afternoon."-
-"I thought you had everything ready for the party by now"- Said Yachiru with her kind smile on her lips.
-"Well, I will go to see Yumichika-san because we forgot to make an appointment for Saturday"-
-"Oh I see. Well, I think it would be better if you ask him to come here instead of us going to his place. I think that will be more convenient for both of us"-
-"You're right Oka-san. After all, we don't want to have our hair and makeup a mess before the party"- With that Rukia turned to the front door
-"Are you going out without having breakfast?"- Said Juushiro
-"I have no time Oto-san! See you later"- And she ran out the door
-"I don't think she is OK"- Her mother's instinct was screaming at her telling her that her daughter was broken, but faking to be all right.
-"Me neither, but we have to wait and see. She is a smart girl and if she needs our help, comfort or advice she will come to us. Now is our time to let her be and wait for the best. Even if we see her as a girl, our Rukia is a woman now."- Said Juushiro, in his face was reflected his concern but he was going to be there for his daughter anytime she needed him. But now Rukia needed her space and her privacy; even if it hurts he was going to give it to her.
A couple of hours later in a Tokyo street…
-"There is no better time than the present"- She thought while she took her cellphone out and dialed a very familiar number.
-"Moshi moshi"- said a man's voice
-"Hello Sosuke! How are you today?"- Bah! I sounded more excited than I intended to.
-"Hello Rukia, I am very fine today. In fact, I am with Byakuya. He wanted my companion to see options for a new car and right now we are at the store. What can I do for you?"- He sounded cool and that was good. No more odd questions about her feelings today.
-"Well...I have something I want to ask you"-
-"And what is it?"-
-"What if we met tonight for dinner to talk?"-
-"I will be very pleased. How about I pick you up at 7:30?"-
-"Perfect... I will be waiting for you."-
With Rukia's confirmation of their plans for tonight, said their goodbyes and both hung up the phone
-"That was a weird call"- Rukia sounds very good and for Sosuke there were just two options for her behavior. One she was faking or two she was damn hard for such a short person.
Anyway, he was going to see her soon and that was all that matter. Now he just wants this stupid car purchase to end.
-"Who was on the phone?"- The deep voice brought Sosuke out of his thoughts.
-"Oh! It was just Rukia. She wants to see me tonight for dinner"- Said Sosuke with a small smile. He sounded cool like if that meant no more than a dinner, but inside he was happy… more than happy to go to her and see what can he do now.
-"Rukia makes a call and he is like walking on clouds"- Sosuke was very obvious, he had a crush on Rukia and for some reason Byakuya felt his gut on fire. His inner self was giving Byakuya a hard time. What was that feeling? He haven't see Rukia in ages, it is just logical than she has more friends now. Right?
-"What if you two come to have dinner with us? Grandfather will be glad"- Byakuya didn't know why but he wanted to see Rukia.
-"Thank you, but Rukia wants to see me alone, there is something she wants to discuss"- "-I will not waste time in a group dinner... I need to be with Rukia alone and see how is she doing"-
Byakuya looked like if he was OK with Sosuke's answer to his dinner invitation, but he was not, his self control was very useful at the time because curiosity is hard to hide and Sosuke changed the topic.
-"Which car will you buy?"- Was his next question.
-"I think this one is more suitable for me"- Said the handsome long haired man.
-"I think so too"- And Aizen Sosuke turned his face away and rolled his eyes.
Both were unaware of the women's reactions towards them. Three sales women were drooling over them from their desks, and the one who was giving them all the information was having great problems to remember how to breath properly. All they could think was that Apollo and Adonis were at their dearlership.
Byakuya had this awkward feeling, for some reason he was pissed with Sosuke but the reason was completely unclear. He was always a serene person who used logic like a flag. But this was weird and unexpected. Aizen Sosuke was an old friend...
-"Acquaintance most likely"- and since the first phone call was polite and affable
-"Why am I resenting him?"- And what was more weird than that
-"Why am I always thinking in Rukia?"- Yes that was awkward.
The closeness between Sosuke and Rukia was like a pea under his mattress. But needles to say, Rukia would choose him as best friend again.
The sound of a car honking made him out of his thoughts and the green light in front of him made him move, he pushed the pedal and the blue Alfa Romeo move on the street.
Now he was on his way home. His Grandfather and his girlfriend were not friendly to each other. The old man didn't like the girl and well Orihime was just kind but not bold or smart to create a conversation.
Byakuya recently discovered than his attraction towards the girl was just physical, they had nothing in common but he had given her his word and now marriage was the only path he had.
-"Am I using so much cologne? "- Said Sosuke in low voice while he sniffed over his shirt.
Damn! he was eager to see her and after saying goodbye to Byakuya he drove the faster he could to take a shower and with all his excitement he used a little bit more of perfume than needed. His hair was still wet and he felt like an idiot. Needles to say, his looks were "male model style" but when you are not aware of how handsome you are just a guy in love.
Ding dong
Heart pounding fast…
-"I will open! Maybe there is Sosuke-san"- She was about to open the door.
-"Am I doing right? After last night scene he will think I am insane. Hopefully he will agree because of our long time friendship"- She was nervous because she had never be on a date, well that dinner with Sosuke a few days earlier was her first attempt of, and now she needed to be the one asking for a date in order to keep her dignity in place.
-"Is this unfair for him?"- She knew now than Sosuke had some sort of feelings for her and the last she wants is to hurt her good friend.
-"I will let him choose, if he says no I can ask Ichigo, that brat will do anything to help me… Why am I asking Sosuke then? Ichigo is my best male friend!"-
Ding dong
-"No time to think about it now "-
-"I will open! Maybe there is Sosuke-san"- Deep sigh and she got up off the couch and reached the door.
The door went open and there she was, she was the same, always beautiful in her bohemian style but with a tinny difference… She was wearing makeup.
Rukia had a perfect face and with her almost purple eyes she needed no makeup at all.
Sosuke was no fool, she cried a lot last night and this little change made sense. The only inconvenience was his heart pounding like a drum. She looked even more pretty tonight.
-"Rukia"- Said he.
Her heart almost stops. What was happening with her every time she saw Sosuke?
And what was happening with him? Was he doing it in purpose? What was with the sexy wet hair and that sweetly intoxicating cologne? He was so much for her senses to take in.
-"Rukia"- And she blinked for the very first time in a minute since she opened the door.
-"Yes?"-
-"Shall we go?"- And he offered his hand to her.
-"Sure"- She took said hand and the walked together to his car.
-"This is a beautiful place "-
-"I am glad you like it"- After a silent road to the restaurant they were, she was finally starting a conversation. He allowed her to take her time, that was his way to take a measure of the water. -"What do you want for dinner? "-
-"I want to start with dessert if you don't mind. My stomach aches for something sweet "- A tiny smile in her lips. He made her lose her appetite with his restaurant choice. They were in a fancy but also romantic atmosphere place. The current situation made her plans harder.
-"It's OK, I will take a dessert too"-
-"Can you stop smiling in that way?"- She was feeling more nervous.
-"Rukia, there is something I wanted to ask with you…
-"Sosuke-San… would you like to be my date for Byakuya's welcoming party?
Well this is all for today fellows! I want to thank you for your patience and please keep in touch with me, I will finish this! HIATUS is not for me!
I have the whole idea for next chapter of this fic and As time goes by... so please be patient, with some luck I will uptade any of them in less than a month.
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