i just love the title to this chapter :D i came up with it while i was washing my face this morning and saw little bubbles in the sink and then i was like hmmm. that's how i came up with the concept of this chapter and it's title. brilliant isn't it? well anyway, enjoy :D potential ichiruki... it's like in every chapter for goodness' sake
Jealous Bubbles Burst When Provoked
Shimowa opened her eyes slowly and glanced at the clock. Four-thirty? Goodness, she had an hour and a half before everybody else woke up. She sat up, stretching her arms and scratched the white hair that sat on her head. Shimowa ran her fingers through her slightly tangled hair and fixed the loose t-shirt that fell off her shoulder, revealing a pink bra strap. She picked up her laptop with one hand, the weight struggling between her fingers. She positioned herself with her back against Byakuya's, her legs hanging off the edge of the bed. She listened and felt his breathing as she opened her laptop, the bright light blinding her temporarily. Shimowa tapped mindlessly against the keyboard as she waited for the computer to start up. She pondered her thoughts and hummed as she tapped like an idiot against the keyboard.
She had to admit, she did like Kuchiki-taichou. For one, he was hot. Really, really, really hot. Another, he was sweet. Caring. Thoughtful. The list would've went on forever. He was a taichou. He was strong. Honest to goodness, he took her everywhere. They slept in the same bed, they've kissed more than once (though she wouldn't have called the last kiss just one kiss, but many kisses). And even so, they shared no mutual feelings. Shimowa liked a lot of people; from the guy on the CD a school girl dropped to the guy on the screen, she loved every hot guy she saw. Though, some were off limits. Ichigo was one of them. He was really cute, but with Rukia on his arm, they looked adorable.That Uyruu boy didn't seem right with Shimowa for many reasons. The other fellow? Chad, was his name. He and Shimowa didn't click at all. Why she felt this way was nothing her sharp intellect could trace. Witty, sharp, intellectual, beautiful, sweet; she was a boy's dream. The only problem? She was dead. Before living in Rukongai with her irritable baby of a brother, they lived a sucky-er life. She didn't like it, and when the psychopathic, drunken, crazy man happened to see them staggering down the streets, she considered herself grateful. Until she woke up in Rukongai. Subsequently, things had gotten somewhat better. Living with a baby and his girlfriend with the old bat that treated Toushirou like he was amazing -which, evidently made him a prodigy- and what did the old bat give Shimowa? A slap in the face and a futon.
Byakuya moved from under the weight that touched him like a feather. Shimowa laid back into his stomach now, seeing his sleeping face. She laced his hair through her fingers; it was a silky and soft and as she ran her finger down his jawline it was silky, soft and warm. She opened the Internet up and typed in the the search bar. Shimowa logged into her e-mail and looked at the junk mail. Nothing special. Shimowa then logged out and looked at the pictures she had in her folder. She saw the lead singer to that one band, the face of the model that she saw on a magazine, and then she saw the face the actor that starred in the new-hit movie.
Byakuya opened his eyes slowly to a bright light and Shimowa leaning against him. He turned his attention to the clock that read five o' clock. His gray eye twitched slightly in annoyance before he let a yawn escape his lips. Shimowa turned to look at the taichou with a small smile. "Mhmm. Mornin', Kuchiki-taichou." Shimowa said quietly, closing the laptop. She put the laptop on the floor and stood up. Shimowa stretched her arms and stood on the tips of her toes. Byakuya turned to lay on his side, closing his eyes. "Mhmm. Kuchiki-taichou? Aren't you going to wake up?" Byakuya huffed and pulled the blanket up to his shoulders. "It is five in the morning. I think I still have an hour of sleep." And with that, Shimowa just smiled and took her t-shirt off.
"Kuuchikiii-taichooou! Take me to the park later?" Shimowa begged, skipping to his side. Byakuya looked at Shimowa with his hands in his pockets, "I suppose." Shimowa squealed and grabbed his arm, hugging it to her chest tightly. They met up with Ichigo, Rukia, Uryuu and Chad at the curb. As they walked to school, there was a large group around someone at the gates. Shimowa and the group took no notice and entered the school with a few people following behind them admiringly.
Shimowa leaned against the sensei's desk, arms crossed and in the middle of a story. Toushirou stood next to her, listening closely as the others did. "Then I was running when those two idiots were chasing me, but-" Suddenly, someone burst through the door when everyone turned and stared in awe. Shimowa turned to the little girl that walked in wearing a different uniform than the others. She had light brunette hair that framed her pinkish face. Her eyes were a similar color and very gentle. She smiled when the girl glanced at her, but she almost frowned when the girl stared charmingly at Kuchiki-taichou.
She wore a short skirt with a pair of ankle socks and two red ribbons; one above her left knee and the other just below the skirt line. The dress shirt she wore was white as her teeth, and her bow was red and large. The sleeves were tight on her wrist with the black gloves she wore. The young girl looked at Shimowa before snorting. "Baishun-fu no yōna dare ka no doresu. (Someone dresses like a hooker.)" She muttered loud enough for Shimowa to hear. Her eyebrow twitched, her smiling hadn't falter. Just because her hair was white and her eyes were blue didn't mean she didn't understand Japanese. Spending most of the alive part of her life was being yelled at in Japanese. The other in Rukongai where she was yelled at and taught in.
"Hanasu jibun no tame. (Speak for yourself.)" Shimowa retorted in the same tongue. The girl was appalled, but looked away with narrowed eyes. Byakuya looked at the little girl who stared at him, then looked at Shimowa when she retorted. The girl looked at Byakuya before giggling. "Dare ka ga hontōni kawaii mite iru. (Someone's looking really cute.)" Byakuya looked at her with her staring back thinking he didn't understand. "Kanshin ga nai. Arigatōgozaimasu. (Not interested. Thank you.)" He said as he walked away. Shimowa laughed quietly and followed. Toushirou followed after Shimowa with Rangiku behind him. Everyone took there seat as Misato entered with many papers in her hand. She motioned for the new girl to stand in front and she did so obediently.
"This is Ichihara Okito. She had just moved here from Tokyo. Any questions? No? Great, let's begin." And with that, Shimowa turned her attention to out the window.
Okito followed them around for lunch. She sat in between Ichigo and Byakuya. She looked at both of them admiringly. Rukia glared at her and Okito just stared at Byakuya. Shimowa noticed this and took a sip of the warm water that came from the bottle with a smile of her face. They had talked about dinner with Ichigo and Rukia, then about shopping between the three girls then to catch a movie with the guys. Just as they were getting to what movie they wanted to see, all eight of their Soul phones began to ring. "Shit. And I wanted to watch the new movie with the three demons." Ichigo muttered as he stood up. The others stood up along with him as they were being stared at by Misato.
"Mhmm... Ichigo. What about the ahem girl?" Shimowa put her hands on her hips, motioning to Okito who stood up and looked at them with a perplexed expression. "Where are you going?" She asked with genuine curiosity. Byakuya looked at Shimowa who looked at Toushirou who looked at Rangiku who looked at Yumichika who looked at Ikkaku who looked Rukia who looked at Ichigo. He looked at the other seven shinigami then thought hard. "Uh...um... we're... Rukia!" Ichigo said throwing the petite shinigami in front of of Okito. Rukia hesitated before pulling out her Kinkanshinki and popped it. She slipped on her red glove with the skull symbol and slapped Ichigo, brush Shimowa's and Byakuya's cheeks, and tapped her fingers on Toushirou and Rangiku's foreheads. They dropped Soul candy in each of the empty gigais , leaving Yumichicka, Ikkaku and Rukia alone with Okito and the occupied gigais.
As they ran and used shunpo, they arrived at the scene. It was small hollows, medium hollows, almost big hollows and little ghost children running from them. Shimowa stood high on a roof top, jumping down as she unsheathed her sword, slicing down the middle of a hollow as it tried to attack a child. "Mhmm, it's a feeding frenzy." Shimowa said aloud as she performed konsou on three children. Toushirou and Byakuya watched from above as Shimowa, Rangiku, and Ichigo take care of the hollows. Toushirou turned to Byakuya with his arms crossed, "I wonder what's going on with Kuchiki and the new girl." He said to Byakuya who shrugged.
Rukia felt stupid after using memory replacement. Okito had gone on and on and on about a flying hippopotamus wearing a purple tutu that flew over Karakura like a super hero. She hung onto Byakuya's arm as he patted her head lovingly. Rukia felt sick, Ichigo holding onto her like a doll. "Get off of me!" She snapped, kicking his occupied body off of her. Rukia thought nothing of that when Okito asked in a hushed voice, "Would you like to come with me to get some tea later today?" The soul inside of Byakuya's gigai pondered this before nodding with an unusual smile of his face. Rukia's eyes widened; this was not going to be good.
Shimowa wiped the back of her hand against her forehead, jumping up to stand next to Byakuya. "Mhmm. Job's finish. Let's get back to school." She said with a smile. They made it back in record timing, and as they entered the body, Okito was just finishing what time Byakuya was going to pick her up. "Is that okay?" She asked again and Byakuya nodded, not understanding what she meant. Rukia's jaw drop when Okito skipped off, looking at Byakuya as he tried to comprehend what had happened. "Nii-san. You're taking Okito to tea... later today." She explained for him, making Shimowa spit the water she drank out. She laughed as she wiped her mouth, "Mhmm. The water tasted weird." Really, what Shimowa was thinking, how does that brat think she can take Kuchiki-taichou from me when we were supposed to go to the park today? Shimowa held the bottle hard in her hand, an aggravated smile on her face with her eyebrow twitching. She looked at Byakuya who tried to figure out what to do. "Mhmm, Kuchiki-taichou! You were supposed to take me to the park today!" Byakuya nodded as he crossed his arms.
"I'm sorry Shimowa, but I suppose we can go another time." Shimowa dropped her smile, but caught it soon after. So he chose the little live girl over the tall dead woman? Shimowa felt like sobbing. But why? That was something to ponder while he was gone with that new girl. The water bottle broke in her grip, spilling on the floor.
"Kuchiki-taichou! Please don't go!" Shimowa begged as she sat on their bed, watching him change. Byakuya was a nobleman; polite as polite can be. He had to go. Suspicions were not to be born while he was here. He sighed as he buttoned that last three buttons. "Shimowa, I'm not leaving forever. I shall be back later. Then we can go to the park." Byakuya said as he grabbed his coat and went out the door.
Shimowa laid down on the bed, staring at the ceiling. Was she really jealous? The more time she spent with Kuchiki-taichou, the more she had come to like him. What wasn't there to like? Shimowa laid there with her face planted in Byakuya's pillow, her ponytail falling to her side. Shimowa wasn't one to be jealous, at all. But why was she feeling jealous now? She wasn't jealous when that lead singer got married... okay maybe she was a little, but not as much as now. Did she really like Kuchiki-taichou? Or did she love him?
frostysoftness: tou-tou, i'm bored
icydoubt: and that is my problem why?
frostysoftness: because you're my little brother.
icydoubt: don't remind me
deathbystrawberries has joined
chappy'sawesome has joined
deathbystrawberries: chotto, shimowa. your status is a frown. are you okay?
chappy'saweomse: ichigo, she's sad because nii-san's gone
deathbystrawberries: oh yeah. you DO like him
frostysoftness: nuh uh!
deathbystrawberries: do too. that's why your sulking in the corner
frostysoftness: i am NOT sulking
chappy'sawesome: ichigo, quit it.
frostysoftness: why do you guys want to know these things anyway?
deathbystrawberries: well first of all, you sleep in his bed. you guys kiss all the time. goddamn it you guys go everywhere together
frostysoftness: and your point is?
icydoubt: must he spell it out shimowa?
frostysoftness: try me
deathbystrawberries: Y-O-U L-I-K-E B-Y-A-K-U-Y-A
frostysoftness: you kids are crazy
icydoubt: no, shimowa, i think you like kuchiki too
frostysoftness: aw not you too tou-tou
chappy'sawesome: shimowa, you can tell us if you like nii-san or not. we're not going to think any different of you
deathbystrawberries: i am
chappy'sawesome: shut up ichigo
frostysoftness: i...
frostysoftness has left
deathbystrawberries: SHIT! so close too! c'mon rukia we're going over there right now
icydoubt: good luck. shimowa won't talk if you pressure her.
chappy'sawesome: that's okay. we've got ways...
interrogation to find out about love.
