I would like to thank crazylittleperson, orchidxstar, Lunata for reviewing.
I might not post in a while after this. I have a lot of stuff to do like, studying for mid terms, and doing my project that's like worth a third of my grade. Damn you school!!
I also have dance classes that I attend to and a lot of dance performances that I also go to.
Whatever, enough about me. Let's hear the chapter. Enjoy!!!
3rd Class Dancing
Rukia and Ichigo silently went down the steps to the 3rd class. They entered a room full of many 3rd class passengers. Some people were sitting around drinking sake while others were dancing the night away. A band was playing their instruments in a western theme and they tapped their shoes with the rythym of the music. A small girl, with her hair fashioned in a bun, greeted Ichigo by waving happily at him. She walked up to him and pulled him to the dance floor. Rukia sat down and started to drink a cup of sake when a large, bulky guy walked up to her table.
Meanwhile…
Naori and Hitsugaya had decided to tag along after dinner since they had nothing better to do. Actually, it was more of Hitsugaya grabbing Naori and dragging her to the party as payback for dinner.
"Ichigo brought Rukia to this place?" Naori said looking down at the crowds of partygoers.
"Don't worry", Hitsugaya reassured her. "I've been to places like this. It's perfectly safe."
"Ok…" Naori answered as they started down the deep staircase. That is if Rukia doesn't get caught. She thought as she walked into the huge, 3rd class room.
Back to Ichigo and Rukia…
"I can't understand you, Chad", Rukia happily screamed to Chad who was greeting her in Spanish. (A/N: Makes perfect sense since Chad is Spanish.)
"Lo siento", Chad waved goodbye to Rukia before walking to another table. Rukia gulped down her 5th cup of sake while sitting there, watching Ichigo dance. At another table, Renji and Kira were chatting away in Spanish. At another table, a lone figure was just sitting there staring at the merry partiers, looking very uninterested at the party.
Later on, everyone finished dancing and everyone was clapping and cheering for the dancers.
"I'm gonna dance with her right now, alright." Ichigo said to the girl he was dancing with. Ichigo ran over to Rukia's table and yanked her out of her seat. He pulled Rukia to the dance floor. "Come on, come with me!" He shouted at the very confused Rukia.
"Wait! I can't dance! I can't do this!" Rukia exclaimed, but Ichigo ignored her pleas.
"We gotta come closer," and with that, Ichigo placed his hands on Rukia's back and pulled him closer to her. (A/N: Note their height difference)
The little girl started pouting at Ichigo. She crossed her arms and stood there angrily, boring her eyes at Ichigo.
"Don't worry, Hinamori. You're still my best girl!" Ichigo said to her. "Go dance with him, ok?" He nodded off to a figure that was standing at a table with the lone person sitting at it. Hinamori smiled and ran off to that table.
Meanwhile with Naori and Hitsugaya…
"How come you're not dancing?" Hitsugaya asked Naori. Once Naori came into the party, she instantly plopped down at one of the tables.
"I don't party…" Naori said as she crossed her arms and stared out at the dancers.
"And, how come you're not going on the dance floor?" Naori, who was getting pretty bored, asked Hitsugaya, who was refusing to take a step onto the space full of dancers.
"Because I don't do such childish things", Hitsugaya flatly replied.
Liar, Naori thought, but her thoughts were interrupted by an outgoing girl's voice. "Hi! Can I dance with you?" Hinamori giddily asked Hitsugaya.
"Uh…" Hitsugaya's voice started to trail off as he looked at the still sitting Naori. Shit! She's gonna know that I-
Naori raised her eyebrow of curiosity at Hitsugaya. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." Time to know what you're hiding. "Go on, Toshiro."
"Come on!" Hinamori grabbed Hitsugaya and practically dragged him onto the dance floor.
Meanwhile…
Ichigo started to dance around with Rukia. "I don't know the steps!" a panicked Rukia told Ichigo.
"Neither do I. Just go with me!" Ichigo replied. Rukia nervously chuckled at his remark. Rukia started to follow Ichigo as they danced around. After a while, she was getting the steps and she was happily dancing around with Ichigo. They were swinging around and dancing in circles. Rukia's hair umdid itself from the barrette and it freely swayed with her movements. Suddenly, Rukia accidentally stepped onto her dress with her heels, bumping into Hitsugaya and Hinamori.
"Hold on Ichigo", she took off her shoes and flung them aside. Naori, who was still sitting, saw the shoes coming for her. "Whoa!" She ducked and the shoes smacked Hanatarou in the head.
"What theee-…" Hanatarou couldn't finish his sentence as he fainted onto the cold, hard floor.
What a close call! Naori thought as she fixed her dress a little after having to kneel onto the musty, dirty floor. She quickly sat back up and continued to watch Hitsugaya and Hinamori dance.
Rukia didn't notice the accident she just caused and she went back to dancing with Ichigo.
Meanwhile with Naori and Hitsugaya…
So that's what he was hiding? Naori thought as she watched the struggling Hitsugaya. What's there to be ashamed about? A lot of people can't dance.
Naori saw Rukia bumping into Hitsugaya and he would have almost landed on Hinamori, if he didn't catch himself on time.
I can't watch this anymore. Naori, after ducking from the flying shoes, got off her seat and headed for the dance floor. "Mind if I steal him?" Naori politely asked Hinamori. Hinamori smiled and she replied, "Sure, go ahead!" Hinamori walked over to the tables, "See ya, Shiro-chan!"
Many quick moments later, Naori found herself giggling hysterically. "Shiro-chan!?"
"Shut up! It's just some stupid nickname she made for me", Hitsugaya replied, flustered with the comment. Naori quickly made a mental note of the name before turning herself to Hitsugaya.
"Ok, so you can't dance, right?" Naori asked him. Hitsugaya held his head down. "I guess I'll teach you, then" Naori took hold of his arms and started tutoring him on dancing. "First off, you step like this…"
After three or so steps, Hitsugaya started to get a hang of it. Now, he was leading Naori, instead of having Naori lead him.
"Think you got it?" Naori asked Hitsugaya. He nodded and Naori cracked a smile at him.
"Alright then", she said as she noticed, from the corner of her eye, of Hinamori getting up and heading for the dance floor. "Have fun!" With that, Naori roughly pushed Hitsugaya into Hinamori's arms. She silently went back to her seat and watched the party continue. After all, she didn't like to party.
Later on…
Everyone was crowding around one table. There was a drinking contest going on between Matsumoto and Hisagi. From the looks of it, Matsumoto was winning and Hisagi was losing. Badly. Ichigo made his way to the table and snatched two cups of sake. Rukia gleefully accepted the sake and chugged it down. When she was finished, she met the eyes of a very surprised Ichigo.
"What, you think a first class can't drink", she said eyeing at the still surprised Ichigo.
Suddenly, a very drunk man bumped into Rukia, causing her to spill Ichigo's sake onto Hinamori!
"Get out of here!" Ichigo kicked the man out of the way. "Rukia! Hinamori! You ok!" he frantically asked the two ladies that were just involved with the mishap. Rukia giggled and replied, "Yeah, I'm all right."
Hitsugaya leaned over to help Hinamori off the floor. "You all right, Bedwetter-Momo." For a moment, Hinamori looked very confused. Hitsugaya quickly made a gesture towards her dress not bother looking at it. She looked at herself before blushing red of embarrassment and running towards the bathrooms.
Elsewhere, Ikkaku and Iba were having an arm wrestling competition. Neither seems to be giving up. Though Ikkaku seemed to be the one winning. Rukia noticed this competition going on and walked confidently over to the table.
"So you think you're strong?" She asked them. "Let's see if you can do this?" Rukia lifted the hem of her dress and handed it over to Ichigo, who held onto it. Rukia struck into a ballet pose and slowly lifted herself off the floor. Her feet went from flat to tip toe. Everyone in the crowd was surprised at Rukia's abilities. Rukia held that position for a few seconds before it started hurting her.
"Ow!" She toppled down into Ichigo's arms. After, she giggled in Ichigo's arms. Everyone started cheering and whistling towards Rukia. "What a beautiful performance!" Yumichika exclaimed at Rukia. Naori, who was already in the crowd, smiled at her sister and happily clapped with the crowd.
"You all right?" Ichigo asked the fallen Rukia.
Rukia still giggling replied, "I haven't done that in years!"
As the crowd dispersed, Naori was heading back to her seat when she noticed someone on the stairs. It was Sosuke Aizen! Aizen glanced down at the crowd and saw Rukia still in Ichigo's arms. He stood there at the top of the stairwell for a while before leaving. His footsteps softly headed towards the elevators.
Oh snap! Naori only had a little time to think before Rukia grabbed her arm and started dancing in a circle with the others. Everyone was having fun, but Hitsugaya was the only one who noticed Naori's worried face. But then, he decided to shrug it off as a false alarm.
Lo siento: I'm sorry
Everyone like the little HitsuHina, I threw out there. ^-^
I think I might have made Rukia drunk by the sake and the way she was acting…oh well
Looks like Rukia has gotten herself caught, what does Uryu and Byakuya have to say about that. Find out when I have the time and vacation to update this story.
