Hey, I know it's been like over a month since I updated but that was unavoidable, sorry! If you have lost interest I understand but I'm going to keep posting chapters when I can just because I want to see this story through (if i can :)
Anyway, as always I hope you like it!
They had been walking for the better part of half an hour as Byakuya poured out his frustrations, most of them circling his grandfather. Hisana had listened quietly, silently shocked by the nerve of his family. At times she even felt sorry for him but then she was reminded of how lucky he was. After all, the people in Inuzuri would probably trade their right arm to have such troubles.
He waited for her to say something but it seemed it wouldn't come. "Umm so that's it."
"OK." He didn't know what to say after that, starting to feel more uncomfortable by the minute. Finally he couldn't stand the awkwardness any longer "Wouldn't you like to say something."
"Like what?" she sounded brash and he was reminded of why he didn't like her at all.
"You honestly have nothing to say after begging me to tell you my frustration." She scowled at him for this. "Firstly I didn't beg, I offered and I thought you just wanted me to listen. I assumed you wouldn't want the opinion of someone like me."
"I didn't mean-"
"You seem to say a lot you don't mean Byakuya Kuchiki. Do you want my opinion or my sympathy because I defiantly can't empathise with you."
"You invited me to share my problems with you and now you're doing exactly what you said you wouldn't do, you're judging me."
"I am not! I just won't stand here and feed you compliments, I said I would listen to you and that's it."
"I'm not looking for compliments I'm just looking for- for…" She was smirking he couldn't believe it and then he said something to make her truly feel low. "…for someone to talk to." It was a dig but the way he said it made him feel so exasperated and then she understood; because even though he didn't like her, she was probably the only person he knew who didn't expect anything of him. That's why he walked with her because she wouldn't try to justify his family and at the same time she wouldn't suck up to him and tell him he was right to attack the tree.
"Look, we're almost at the inn, come in and I'll pour us a cup of sake to talk over." He hadn't realised that they were already in the town centre. He stopped mid step. This girl had made it perfectly clear she disliked him and still she invited him closer. Was there something wrong with this girl? And then it dawned on him, she pitied him and it was entirely his fault that she did. After all he had just out his eyes to her, only in a more formal manner. "I will not have you pity me. I take my leave."
"I don't pity you. If anything you're getting more self-proclaimed and annoying by the minute. I just feel you deserve a drink at the very least and since I haven't exactly been hospitable towards you, I would listen to you whine a little longer over some sake."
He looked pissed off she thought, laughing she said, "Don't worry I'll whine to, just so you don't feel left out." Her mocking smile teased him as she swaggered away. She really was something and it made his skin tingle.
