Finally, the bell rang signalling the start of lunch. "Thank god" whispered Rukia; the atmosphere in that room had become more tense after she had spoken aloud. She could sense Byakuya looking at her and it made her uncomfortable, even nervous.
The whole class packed up hurriedly, desperate to start eating and/or socialising. Rukia shoved everything semi-neatly into her bag and quickly marched out of the room. Byakuya watched her leave, his eyes fixated on her soft black hair whip behind her, a strange feeling welling up inside his chest.
He shook his head, attempting to return to normality. He looked toward the door once more only to see Renji trying to sneak out. "Ahem, Mr. Abarai. I want a word with you" said Byakuya seriously.
Rukia found her way to her locker, a fairly simple task seeing as it was only around the corner. She unlocked it and stuffed her bag inside, but not before she'd taken her lunch out. She shut the door to reveal the face of an all too familiar strawberry blonde haired bitch. It was Rangiku Matsumoto; the alpha female of the school. She had practically everyone in it wrapped around her little finger, either out of lust or fear. Either way, she got what she wanted.
"Sooo" she sang, her sweet exterior hiding her bitter intentions "I heard you got all googly eyed at Kuya-sensei. You like him or something?" Rukia glared. Matsumoto always had pet names for people, even the teachers and it made her sick. However that wasn't the only reason why her eyes
were narrowed.
"Awww ickle Wookia got an ickle crush on Kuya!" giggled Rangiku " Don't worry, I won't tell anyone...yet." She finished the sentence with a sickly sweet and completely fake smile. "Bye bye" said Matsumoto in a sing-song voice, and she turned around, flipping her long hair behind her and strutted away.
Rukia folded her arms. "Ugh, bitch" she thought angrily.
When she entered the cafeteria, she instantly spotted Ichigo and Orihime from their bright coloured hair. Noticing her, they waved and she made her way over to the table and sat down. "Renji still with Mr. Kuchiki?" she asked, taking note of her friend's absence. Ichigo nodded and grunted in response which Rukia had learned long ago to take as a 'yes'. She looked over the table and saw Hisagi and Kira who were busy checking out the girls on the next table. "Uh, guys? Hello?" said Rukia.
"Oh hey Rukia! We didn't see you get here" they replied, dragging their eyes away from the girls for long enough to acknowledge the presence of their friend. Shuuhei frowned and said: "Where's Renji? He was in English with you wasn't he?"
Rukia sighed. "He got held back by Mr. Kuchiki 'cause he was late" she responded. Kira gulped. The door to the cafeteria swung open to reveal the redhead. Hisagi grinned and called: "Speak of the devil, Abarai!" Renji smiled back and weaved his way between the tables over to them. Rukia
hugged him, her small arms barely reaching around his waist. Pulling apart, Rukia looked into Renji's face and her eyes narrowed into a frown. She pulled her arm back and slapped his face with force,
leaving a deep pink handprint on his cheek.
"What was that for?" he yelled, rubbing where she'd hit him. "You made me worry about you. Why were you late?" Rukia screamed back.
Renji looked embarassed. "Um, well..." he said bashfully. "Spit it out Renji!" said Rukia, her voice stern. "Well I kind of got abducted by Rangiku on the way to class. She said something about being quick and the girl's bathroom" he admitted. Rukia facepalmed. "You didn't, did you?" she groaned.
"No, if I did I'd be even later and besides I wouldn't in school... what do you take me for?" Renji replied. Rukia sighed and shook her head. Honestly, there was no hope for him.
Renji looked around. "Is Chad still sick?" he said when he saw that he wasn't there. Ichigo nodded. "I don't know what's up. He doesn't usually get sick; he's like a rock" said the strawberry. "I warned him not to get on the wrong side of Rangiku, he's probably going to be bed-ridden for the rest of the week. I heard she can almost guarantee food-poisoning" Kira whispered, as if he was afraid that she could hear him.
Rukia met the blond's eyes. At least one of the male student body wasn't under Matsumoto's spell, even if it was because it was rumoured that he was secretly gay. Rukia doubted it; he was probably bisexual because even though she'd caught him staring at Hisagi a few times, he was still interested in girls.
Rukia opened her lunchbox which contained riceballs and a skewer of dango. "Have you still got that Chappy lunchbox? You've had that for years!" Renji said, taking the piss out of his best friend. Rukia
glared and retorted: "Shut up Renji. It's vintage okay? Anyway, if you insult Chappy again you're going to get another slap."
