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BLEACH and its characters belong to a certain Kubo Tite-sama. Only Harusame and this concept belong to me, ellithea.
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"She's Demoted"
by:
ellithea
4th ACT: Haru- chan's and Bya- kun's engagement
No freaking way.
First she was demoted and now she is to be married?
What the hell !?!
"No, I've told you that I wouldn't be engaged to anyone" she lashed out.
"Harusame-sama, now that your back we are expecting that you had a change of hearts." The eldest in the council said.
"No, and that is final, if you want heirs I'll adopt." She said while standing up. As usual this council meetings are nonsense.
"But it isn't our bloodline" one of the elders said, as if begging her to change her mind.
"Doesn't matter" she replied coolly
"But a pureblood is needed" the elder said in desperation
"What are we?? Vampires? In need of pure bloods?" she blurted out.
The head of the council sighed.
"Harusame- sama you need to be married and you can't do anything about it."
She head for the door and glanced above her shoulders,
"Watch me" she said with a challenging smile.
"This discussion is over",
A very handsome man said coldly
"Please reconsider", an elder woman said in a pleading tone.
"I would not repeat myself" the noble looked at her with his gray eyes.
"You have no choice" the elderly man said while sipping his tea.
The remark has caused the 6th squad captain to raise an eyebrow,
"Why is that?"
"We'll do anything" the old man said in determination
Kuchiki Byakuya headed for the door and said behind him,
"Go try"
The shoji door opened revealing an elderly man sitting while sipping tea, "Konbanwa, Souichirou- dono" the newcomer said
"Ryoga- dono" the sitting man said while nodding his head in greeting.
"Let us get to the point, shall we?" Ryoga said while taking a seat opposite Souichirou.
"Of course, by the way our princess is stubborn as ever" the head elder of the Shihouin said.
The other old man sighed, relating to his companion,
"As well as our prince"
"I think we have no choice but to resort to that method" he replied in determination
"I see, those kids have left us with no choice" the other man nodded
"What baffles me, is why they are refusing this engagement" Ryoga said while touching his chin,
"Given that they are formerly in love with each other" he added
"That is beyond us my friend, beyond us" Souichirou answered.
The beautiful captain of the ninth raised her gaze at his vice-captain and exclaimed,
"Huh?"
"Taichou, you are assigned to a mission" Hisagi- fukutaichou said
"I heard you the first time," she said in annoyance.
This is unacceptable! Utterly unacceptable!
"Oh, why are you surprised then?" The tattoed vice- captain said in confusion.
The Kyuban- tai taichou stood up and pound her fist on her oak table.
"They had assigned me to on guard duty!
Me, the Knight of nine Shihouin Harusame, I may be demoted but this is outrageous!" she said while her reiatsu flared.
Hisagi, was shocked by sudden pressure, good thing his captain has superior reiatsu control.
"I think so," he said
Harusame turned to leave, her customized haori billowing behind her.
Her haori is akin to Ichigo's bankai coat, minus the flared ends. And its sleeves are not tight but the usual one.
And her obi-corset like with the rose on the side and ribbon dangles pinning it on the center.
"That old man (General Commander) has a very rotten sense of humor", she blurted out while exiting her office.
"Yeah, I think so too" Hisagi agreed.
"What the?" she said after finishing drinking a champagne.
The 6th captain walked towards her and said,
"I see you had been called as well"
Harusame made growling sounds and pound her fist on the wall once. The gesture brought a small smile on Byakuya's lips. Good thing no one is watching.
He was amused that her temper is still the same. His train of thoughts was ended when Harusame lashed out.
"That's it, that old man has lost it" she exclaimed
A waitress approached the captains and served them champagnes.
Harusame smiled, enhancing her beautiful features. The girl was intimidated by her beauty and blushed. Once the 9th division captain begun drinking she offered some to the 6th division captain. Byakuya looked at her and reached for one glass.
"Thank you" he said.
The girl blushed madly. This is the first time that he had gotten this close to him. He is very handsome. After the captain had gotten his glass she made a haste retreat and glanced one more time to their direction.
"They are perfect with each other." She said to herself.
Not just because of their looks. Sure they look good with each other, given that they are both dashing. But there is something about them that is giving the impression that they are made for each other.
Even the ever- stoic face of the 6th division captain softened a little. There is sure something about the new captain.
"Even so, it is our mission, maybe this function was threatened" Byakuya said commenting on Harusame's statement.
"What could have possibly go wrong on a party?" Harusame said while rolling her eyes, her hands on her waist.
Two old men caught the 2 captains attention. They knew this two very well.
"That is" Byakuya said in an amused tone.
Harusame look at that direction with horror, and the next scenes shock the hell out of her.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it is our honor and pleasure to announce the pending marriage of the two great clans" Souichirou announced
"It is indeed one of the greatest day on Kuchiki and Shihouin's clans history, I would like to call on the 28th head of the Kuchiki clan Kuchiki Byakuya- sama" Ryoga declared
"And the 23rd princess of the Shihouin clan, Shihouin Harusame- sama" they said in unison.
"What?" Byakuya muttered as the spotlights were shone on them.
"How dare them" Harusame tried to cover her eyes due to the spotlights' brightness.
"I can't believe they had gone this far," Byakuya said while flashing a death stare on the elder's direction.
"Congratulations" one of the guest said.
"Huh?" the only word that Harusame had managed to say as the guests started to shake her hands while extending their greetings.
"Didn't think they will end up together again." One of the guest commented that brought blood on Harusame's cheek.
"I'm so happy for you Kuchiki- sama" one guest said.
"Harusame- sama, you are lucky to have a guy like that" a girl said while planting a kiss on Harusame's cheek.
"What? You got it--" she said trying to explain. She can't remember agreeing to be his fiancée again. It's a misunderstanding, rather it is a freakin' trap!
Everyone was shocked when Byakuya placed an arm around Harusame's waist. And blocking her protectively, with his other one.
"We shall excuse ourselves"
"Byakuya what are--?" Harusame said in shock.
She can't recall being friendly to Byakuya again.
Well in fact she seemed to be forgetting a lot of things today. Well except the fact that one holding her in his arms intimately is his freakin' ex!!
"Let's go now, Haru" Byakuya said without making eye contact, his arms tightening around her.
Harusame was even more surprised when her old nickname came out of his lips easily.
"Okay" she replied.
Then Byakuya released her only to capture her hands and dragged her across the hall.
"Souichirou-dono, they are leaving" one of the elders present said.
"Let them" he replied
"And by the way call the head guard and give him this, it's the plan" he added
"This is---this is" the man said in horror and shock.
"Brilliant isn't it?" Ryoga said with an evil smirk
(A/N: Cliff hanger!!! hehehehhehehehe…see yah next time!!! – ellithea )