AN: Sorry for the late update. I have been busy because these were the last weeks of school. So I hope I can update more in the holiday! C:

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WARNING: A SEXUAL ABUSE scene at the near end. So if you don't like, don't read.

I also noticed the fact that I have made a few mistakes here and there in the past chapters. So I shall edit them out of it. The story line won't change that much though. Only a few details shall change...But if you are afraid that you might get confused, I suggest you read them again. Only after I update the next chapter though… x3

Anyways, onto the chapter shall we.

Edited 8-8-2013

Just a change of a few sentences. c:

Chapter 7

Toshirou quickly leaped into action and caught Rukia, just before she fell onto the floor. His surprise was long gone and a frown had set itself on his face again.

He looked up and saw Momo and Aizen through the just opened front door. He had been surprised to see them, yet a gut feeling told him that he had forgotten something. Yet he couldn't remember.

His eyes had somehow set themselves on Momo. He then noticed that her eyes looked puffy and red. As if she had just cried. And as if she wanted to confirm his thoughts, new tears started to form in her eyes.

Then his eyes flickered to Aizen who was glaring daggers his way. Toshirou wasn't fazed at all since Aizen always glared at him whenever he was near. He never knew why though.

Then he looked down again and he focused on Rukia's face. He suddenly noticed how pale her face actually was, paler than when they were eating dinner. While he was staring at Rukia's face intently, he didn't notice that Momo had started to clench her fists. Aizen did though and he started to clench his fists as well.

Toshirou adjusted Rukia in his arms so he could lift her without too much effort. He then carefully got up and he then walked towards the stairs while he carried Rukia bridal style.

He had almost forgotten about Momo. It was that she had to sniffle…

And so, just before he started to ascend the stairs, he stopped shortly only to tell them something without even looking at them. "Please come in and wait for me in the living room. I'll be there in a few minutes."

And without sparing them a glance, or even waiting for them to come in, he started to ascend the stairs.

While he ascended the stairs slowly and carefully, he couldn't help but let his mind wander. Why had Rukia fainted? Was it because of Momo? No, that couldn't be the case, he was sure about that. But if it wasn't Momo, then it had to be Aizen… But why would she have recognized him in the first place? Had they met before?

He then stopped because he had almost actually dropped Rukia. He felt his heart beat rapidly in its cage. He would not be able to heal her if he accidentally hurt her in some way and lose her trust that way.

He tightened his grip on her, but not too much. Then he really concentrated on climbing the stairs again. When he reached the third floor, where only his room and Rukia's room were, he slowly walked towards her room.

On the first floor, there were only spare rooms, his office was there and Aizen's room of course. But Momo's room and Aizen's room wouldn't be used by them anymore since they moved out obviously…

Once in her room, he laid her down gently on her bed. Then he carefully tucked her in so she wouldn't catch a cold. He was about to get up when he realized something. He looked at Rukia and put his hand on her forehead, wondering if she had caught a fever or something like that. He was relieved when he realized that that wasn't the case.

He then noticed that her face started to look troubled. He frowned at this while he wondered what kind of thoughts could be plaguing her mind, even in her dreams.

Then he heard loud wailing from downstairs and he shook his head at that. He was glad that Momo had somehow reminded him of the fact that there were guests downstairs. He made a mental note of figuring out why Rukia fainted. He needed time to ponder about this and he had to do it later. Because he couldn't let Momo wait any longer than this. He would find out though… He would.

Toshirou shook his head and silently got up and made his way out of the room. And before he closed the door, he looked at Rukia again and whispered: "Good night."

And after that, he closed the door behind him.

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair while the wailing got even louder. He hoped that he could fix this problem soon, whatever it was. He really needed to sleep since he felt a headache coming up and a bad temper tagging along. He also needed to think… He pinched the bridge of his nose before he made his way downstairs again.

When he entered the living room, he saw Aizen sitting on the bench near the window. Aizen was holding Momo close to him while he rubbed her back in a comforting manner. Momo was clinging tightly onto him, crying and sobbing loudly.

And when Toshirou saw that, he felt a tug at his heart. He used to hold her just like that…

He then shook his head and scolded himself for having such thoughts. He couldn't be jealous. Not like he did before. She was married now after all.

And at that moment, Toshirou realized how hectic the past two days have been for him. He didn't even have the time to get over the fact that Momo was married now. He sighed and rubbed his temples when he heard Momo wail even louder.

He then changed directions and walked to the kitchen to get Momo a glass of water.

After that, he headed back to the living room. He set the glass on the coffee table. Then he sat down on a chair on the opposite of Momo and Aizen. Between the bench and chair was the coffee table, made of glass.

After a few minutes, Momo calmed down. She was only hiccupping so now and then. Aizen let her go and she carefully took the glass of water with shaky hands and gulped it down gratefully.

Toshirou then finally decided to ask: "What are you guys doing here when it's close to midnight?"

Aizen started to glare at him again while new tears formed in Momo's eyes. When Toshirou saw her watery eyes, he couldn't help but wonder what he had done wrong. He got the feeling that he had forgotten something important, something he should have done….but what?

Aizen then proceeded to pull Momo closer again while he kissed the top of her head so now and then. Tears slowly made their way down Momo's face again. She then looked up and met Toshirou's gaze.

"I-I was s-so worried S-Shiro-chan. Y-Y-You haven't p-pi-picked up y-your phone f-for t-two d-days and I-I thought y-you h-ha-hated my p-present a-and m-me as w-well." Toshirou stiffened while he could feel his eyes widen at that. He then remembered ignoring her phone call in the hospital. And also this morning and afternoon…Whoops.

"O-Or m-m-maybe e-even worse!" Momo continued, not seeing Toshirou's reaction at all. "Y-You m-might h-have b-b-been involved in a-an accident!" And then she started to brawl her eyes out again.

Toshirou could only stare at her for a moment while he started to feel guilty. But he couldn't help it. He had been so absorbed in Rukia's wellbeing. He had been wondering who she was, what had happened to her and why she reacted the way she did. Oh, and like the workaholic he was, he had been absorbed in his work the whole afternoon…

Toshirou shook his head then. He got up and kneeled in front of Momo while he took her hand, ignoring Aizen's glare and his presence.

Momo looked at Toshirou and Toshirou could only smile apologetically. "I am sorry Momo. I truly am." She looked at him through her watery eyes while he scratched his head uncomfortably. "I just forgot I guess… I am truly sorry."

It sounded quite lame. Yes, it really did. But it was the truth nonetheless.

Momo looked at him intently, wondering if he was lying. And when she couldn't find any signs, she smiled and got out of Aizen's embrace so she could embrace Toshirou.

Toshirou could only pat her back while she started to cry even harder. "It's okay…" She said while she smiled a little bit.

After a while, Toshirou finally managed to get himself out of her embrace. Aizen immediately reached out for her and whipped off her tears. "We should go home now, since we know he's okay…" Aizen whispered softly.

Momo nodded and leaned against him while she yawned a little bit. Toshirou couldn't help but smile at this. Some things would never change…

Aizen then scooped her up and carried her to the front door bridal style. Toshirou led them back to the front door and opened the door for them as well. Soon, Momo and Aizen were standing outside.

Before Aizen could walk away, Momo said sleepily: "Just please never do that again, Shiro-chan…"

Toshirou nodded. "I promise." He then watched them while Aizen carried Momo to their car. And when they were in the car safely, and he heard the motor start, Toshirou closed the door again and immediately locked it.

He went back to the living room first and brought the empty glass to the kitchen. He was too tired at the moment. So he just simply put it in the sink.

Then he turned off all the lights downstairs. And finally, he made his way upstairs.

He made his way to his room and immediately went to the bathroom. He quickly brushed his teeth while he looked at himself in the mirror. He noticed how tired he seemed and he actually felt that way. He sighed and shook his head. He quickly finished washing his face after that because he really wanted to sleep.

Then he entered his room again. And without even changing his clothes, he lied down on his bed. And he immediately drifted off into a peaceful dreamless slumber.

Somewhere close to four o'clock…

On the second floor, soft whimpers and sobs were heard. On the third floor, it was so much clearer. And because of that, Toshirou jolted awake. He was immediately wide awake.

And just then, the sobbing stopped for a second. Soft whimpers were barely heard now. As if someone had shut the person up.

He listened intently to his surroundings for a few minutes. And then he wondered if he hadn't heard it after all. It might have been his imagination…

He then proceeded to lie down again. And just when he closed his eyes, he suddenly heard the noise again.

And this time, he recognized it. They were whimpers and sobs.

At first, he had thought that Momo was crying. But then he realized that she didn't live here anymore. He frowned and then remembered. Rukia…

He immediately got up and took notice of the fact that he had left the door of his room open. He walked towards it and stared at Rukia's closed door for a few seconds.

He soon came to the conclusion that the sounds were indeed coming from Rukia's room.

He walked towards it and silently opened the door. He saw her lying in her bed, twisting herself in strange angles. As if she was trying to prevent something. And soon, she jolted up, breathing heavily. Tears were running down her face while she just stared at the wall.

Toshirou then silently slipped into the room and he approached her. Rukia didn't notice him at all because she was still reliving the vivid images which were on her mind.

She had a horrible nightmare… well, no, it was actually a memory.

She had remembered the night in which her father had abused her for the first time. It was…brutal.

Rukia was lying on her bed peacefully that night. It was the day she turned fifteen. She felt happy and contended. She had everything a girl could wish for… well, almost. But she couldn't complain.

She was quite rich. And she was aware of the fact that other people are less fortunate, so that's why she is quite happy. She had a loving father and even though he claims that her Mom is dead, she was happy.

She hadn't even cared about the fact that her Dad hadn't bought a present for her. And even though she was happy, she had a gut feeling. Something would happen tonight. She didn't know if it was a good or a bad thing though…

She felt tired quite soon and so, she prepared herself for bed. It was close to midnight anyway and she had to sleep before her Dad would scold her.

And so, she changed into a white night gown. She then lay down and slowly, she drifted off into a slumber.

While she almost completely fell asleep, her Dad had entered the room silently with ropes in his hand. He had a wicked smile on his face.

He then silently, but expertly, tied her ankles and wrists to the bedposts. He had done it before and you could clearly see that. The knots were quite complicated and it was quite hard to do that as fast as he did. In two minutes flat. He used a certain technique and because of that, untying them seemed quite impossible.

Rukia was still asleep when he ripped off Rukia's gown. He shuddered since this action gave him a quite pleasurable feeling.

He then started to eye her body hungrily. His hands started to roam around and he took this chance to explorer Rukia's developing body. He knew she was slowly turning into a woman now.

After a few minutes, he started to grow impatient. He quickly stripped himself and positioned himself on top of her. And even that didn't wake Rukia up. But he wanted her awake for this. And so, he slapped her across her face a few times, hard.

And by the third slap, she was wide awake. "Hello my dear daughter…" He said to her icily. It frightened Rukia immediately. He never talked to her like that… so what happened?

She wanted to reach out, but couldn't. She looked at her arms and noticed that she was tied to her bedposts. Then she looked at her Dad and noticed that he was naked…

Then she looked down at herself and noticed that she had been stripped of her clothes as well. And that was the moment where her Dad could see the fear and panic in her eyes. She started to struggle, but to no avail.

And soon, intense pain was felt by the poor girl.

It felt like an eternity for her which was in reality just a few minutes.

Her Dad was now breathing into her ear, whispering dirty stuff to her. And soon, he came deep inside of her.

And when he was done with the disgusting act, he didn't even untie her nor dress himself. Nope, he just left her like that and walked away like that. Only to return within half an hour for more…

Toshirou had been staring at her for a few minutes by now. She hadn't moved or reacted to anything he had said. He had even waved his hand in front of her face. But there was no reaction at all.

He was afraid to touch her though. He was afraid that he would startle her and she would just try to stay away from him as far as possible.

He was starting to get worried by now. He wondered if she had gone into shock or something like that. He didn't know what to do. He wanted to pull her in an embrace so badly. He wanted to tell her that she was safe, that everything would be alright. But at the same time, he was scared to hurt her or to frighten her. Just one look at her now, and he knew that she was completely broken.

And so, he just simply sat on the bed. Waiting for her to stop staring holes in the wall…

He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. What was going through her mind at the moment? He couldn't help but wonder that.

And then, Rukia shook her head. She tried to get rid of the images and feelings she had. She still felt the pain. She still could see her father's cold eyes staring at her as if she wasn't his daughter. Even though it was not the first time, not close at all, it still felt like the very first time.

She shuddered while tears were still silently making their way down her face.

Rukia was glad that her new master hadn't bought her white night gowns. She hated them ever since that one day…

When Toshirou saw her shaking her head, he felt relieved. She hadn't gone into shock at least.

"Are you okay?" He asked her gently and silently, hoping that he wouldn't startle her.

Rukia's head snapped into his direction when she heard him speak. And he immediately noticed the fact that she was scared.

When Rukia recognized him, she immediately remembered where she was and who he was. She also remembered that she was downstairs when she was last conscious. She looked around and noticed that she was in her room.

Rukia then looked at Toshirou and saw that he was looking at her intently. It made her feel nervous and she looked at her lap and asked in a soft and quiet whisper: "What happened?"

Toshirou then remembered that she had passed out before. He felt like face palming himself for forgetting that. "You passed out when I opened the front door…" He said while a frown slowly appeared. He still didn't understand why she had passed out in the first place.

Rukia nodded and remembered seeing the man who had abused her on the very first day here. And she couldn't help but shudder again.

"How are you feeling?" Toshirou asked her when he saw her shudder, repeating the question which she probably hadn't heard because she was startled.

Rukia looked at him with wide eyes, wondering if she heard him right. After a while, she looked at her lap again and nodded. "I am feeling fine… thank you."

Toshirou nodded at this. And then, they sat in silence for a while. Then, Toshirou cleared his throat which caused Rukia to look at him. "Why did you sob and whimper in your sleep?"

Rukia immediately noticed the concern in his voice. But soon, she understood what he had asked her. And instead of answering his question, she asked one herself. "Did I wake you up?"

Toshirou shook his head. "It's okay. I was still awake…" He lied.

But Rukia somehow saw through it. "I am sorry I woke you up. I was just having a nightmare…"

Toshirou was surprised when he realized that she had seen through him. And then, he frowned. "Are you sure it was just a nightmare?"

Rukia nodded, not saying anything. Toshirou knew it was not an ordinary nightmare, but he decided to let it rest. He sighed silently and got up. Rukia followed his movements with her eyes. "Well, good night then. And you can always tell me whenever you feel ready…"

And without looking back, he left her room and closed the door behind him.

Rukia just stared at the door for a while before she lied down again. And even after he left, she couldn't sleep. The memories were getting to her…

And Toshirou, well, he buried himself in work again since he knew he wouldn't sleep again tonight.

AN: Thank you for reading. I hope you liked it!

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I hope to update soon again, so have a blessed time until we meet again. C:

-Denidene