The Hardest Thing

Chapter Four

Searching


It had been a week after Rukia told Ichigo the news. They hadn't gone to school, and everyone wondered why, because usually Rukia and Ichigo were almost always at school But that was besides the point. Today, Ichigo and Rukia were doing a bit of searching on the internet to look up orphanages in Tokyo or even all of Japan if that be where the baby girl of Rukia Kuchiki was.

Rukia herself has been awfully stressed lately. Every chance she got to be alone she would go for long walks just to think. Everytime she saw a family with a young baby girl, she would think of Ichigo, herself and her own child, wondering if that's what they would have been like if they had a family.

Now that she thought about it, she wondered why she had given up her daughter in the first place. Sure, she didn't want her baby to live the life of a Soul Reaper, but Ichigo and herself could prevent that from happening…somehow. She hoped. Now all she concentrated on was finding her, no matter what that took. She would do anything if, for a moment, she could lay eyes on her.

She made her way into the house and walked up to Ichigo's room to find him typing away at the computer. "Ichigo, did you find anything yet?" she asked, going to stand by his side as her eyes scanned the computer and whatever website he was on.

"Naw, none of these kids were born on the same day as your baby, and they don't even have the same last name," Ichigo replied. "There's only one place in Tokyo that we have left to search, and if she's not there, then she could be anywhere in Japan by now."

That thought didn't please Rukia one little bit, even if it was a possibility. But she would search at every orphanage, every house, every school, every country, if that was what it took.

"Alright," was Rukia's short reply and walked outside of the house once again. A headache was coming onto her, and she needed another walk to get rid of it. Walks helped her these days. No matter what it may be.


//Orphanage//

"Oh what an adorable child," the owner of the orphanage said as she glanced down at the child in the crib. It had a streak of black hair, and you couldn't tell her eye color because she was currently sleeping soundly. "Who would give up such a precious child?"

"I don't think the mother had any choice in the matter," another man said, who had delivered the baby to the orphanage. "She was very serious and stressed out. She said she wanted the baby protected at all costs."

"Protected?" the woman asked. "From what?"

The man shook his head. "She didn't say, and she did not even take a look at the baby, for that would have made her want to keep it more, she said, and she sent her away without a glance."

"Oh the poor mother…" the woman whispered. "Well don't worry, our orphanage is one of the best. We will make sure she is well protected against anything."

The man merely nodded and the woman before taking his leave.

"Now, they didn't give you a name, did they, little one?" the woman smiled as she carefully lifted the baby up and into her arms. "How about…Sasuki...Sasuki Kuchiki, that has a nice ring to it, don't you think?" the woman smiled warmly.

"Welcome home, Sasuki Kuchiki."

With that, the woman took the baby inside the orphanage.


A/N: I am soooo shocked! Thank you all so much, as well as for the feedback. ;) I needed that. I have only seen sixteen episodes of Bleach so... -sweatdrop- But I know pretty much all of the characters because of fanfics I read and searching up pictures of them on google. :P Stupid but it pays off. Review please!