*** And here you have it folks! Enjoyyyy…. ***

Rukia smiled as she glanced over at the picture frame by her computer. It had been three months since she cracked Hisana's case and all was beginning to get back on track. Hisana and Gin had an affair for quite some time while she was married to Byakuya. He confessed to drugging her in order for her to have a miscarriage, but when it came down to actually killing her he had another name for her. Apparently his wife had discovered their love affair and she made it known to Hisana that if she continued to see him, she herself would kill her. Gin explained to Rukia that he never wished any harm to her, but Hisana was so lonely at times and with Byakuya always away for work it was just too easy. After crying for about fifteen minutes, he turned over his wife. He couldn't bare the fact that she would actually murder someone out of pure jealousy. Gin knew he too wasn't innocent, but he had intentions of leaving her any way and convincing Hisana to run away with him.

"I loved her… If you knew Hisana like I did, you would say that we did belong with each other." Gin sighed.

"Why wouldn't she tell her husband that she wanted to be with you then?" Rukia questioned.

"Ms Kurosaki, there are just some things that are easier said than done… He was never home. When he was, they barely spoke…."he paused and looked up at her, "You know… she told me about you, Rukia…"

Rukia's eyes widened.

"What do you mean?" she sounded nervous…

"I knew about you. She told me one night that she had a sister that she had left behind in an orphanage a long time ago…" he shook his head, "She always knew who you were. She kept newspaper clips and articles about you… but she never told him…" his grin changed to a frown at the mention of Byakuya.

Rukia's heart pounded inside her chest. For the longest time she always thought she was an orphan.

She remembered as a Shinigami too, Hisana did the same thing. She figured that since they were placed in a different setting, things had to be almost identical from her past.

She sighed and looked to her computer screen again. The files were all downloaded and put away into the hard drive and she closed the last folder. A file was still left behind and as she clicked on it a picture of Hisana popped up. Rukia snuffed out her cigarette and rested her chin on her hand…

"So you were my sister in both worlds, huh?" she mumbled to the photo.

She ran her fingers across the screen as if she were trying to touch her face. Then she felt the strangest thing. It felt as though someone was hugging her, and it made her look off to the side. She froze as her eyes caught sight of Hisana's spirit standing beside her. Rukia shook her head in disbelief, but she was still standing there… smiling.

"Sister…" Hisana whispered.

"H…Hisana?" Rukia replied still not believing what she was seeing.

"Rukia, I am so glad to finally meet you. I am so proud of you…" she looked down as if she were ashamed of herself, "Please tell Byakuya to forgive me my grave sin. I never meant to hurt him…"

Rukia's heart skipped a beat as her sister's spirit asked for forgiveness.

"I'm sure he has already…" was the only response she could think of.

Hisana looked up at Rukia and smiled. Her smile made Rukia feel warm and loved…

"Please be a better wife than I was, Sister. Byakuya is a good man and he means well… You and I are very different Rukia, but I know you are stronger than I ever was. I will do my best to watch over you and your baby…"

Rukia's eyes widened once again as her hand moved to her stomach.

"M…my what?" she stuttered.

Hisana smiled and seemed to float closer to her, holding her hand out…

"You have Byakuya's child growing inside you again, and this time I promise you will have it…" she smiled and put her hand over Rukia's.

Rukia's eyes were wide as tears began to form. She felt her sister's hand over hers and it felt so good. Rukia looked at the fading spirit and tried to memorize as much as she could.

"Thank you, Sister…" Rukia whispered as Hisana disappeared.

The room was silent once again. She couldn't even hear anyone outside her office… It was just her and the sound of her heart beating steadily in her chest. Rukia looked down again at her hand cupped over her lower abdomen. She could still feel her sister's hand on it and she smiled. "I'm having a baby…" she thought to herself. A feeling of bliss and joy overcame her and she began to cry. Renji just so happened to walk past her door and saw her sobbing in her hands.

"Rukia? What's wrong?" he asked, coming into her office.

"Renji… I… I… I'm pregnant." she said softly and still in a bit of shock.

Renji smiled, "Isn't that a good thing?"

Rukia nodded but was dumbfounded. Renji already knew about her last few pregnancies, but he had hope for her this time.

"I think you should tell him…"he said softly, putting a comforting arm around her.

Rukia looked over at the picture frame again. It was a picture they had taken together at the fair a few weeks ago, and she smiled at it. In the picture, she is grinning form ear to ear but he isn't looking at the camera… he's smiling at her. She picked up the phone and dialed.

Byakuya stepped out of the shower as he heard the phone ring. He quickly ran over to his cell phone and answered almost out of breath…

"Ummm… were you busy?" Rukia questioned.

"No not really, I was in the shower and hurried over to get your call. What are you doing?" he replied leaning up against t he counter.

Rukia wasn't quite sure how to tell him, so the came up with another plan…

"Hey, let's go out to dinner tonight." she offered.

Byakuya smiled to himself and fidgeted with the towel around his waist,

"What did you have in mind?"

"I feel like something Italian… How about we go to the little restaurant off the main road?" Rukia started getting hungry as they spoke about it.

He on the other hand, had another plan…

"How about you meet me by my lakeside? I will order in from that same restaurant… I like to spend time all alone with you with no distractions." At least he was honest…

Rukia smiled as well on the other end of the phone. "Okay see you after a while…"

They had been dating ever since the first dinner they had and much to their surprise, they had been remembering more than bits and pieces. The only memories that seemed to be missing were some of the bad ones, and they didn't mind their absence one bit. Byakuya thought it over and decided he would propose to her…Again. He looked at the ring in its box and sighed. Memories of Hisana flashed through his mind, but were quickly set aside when he thought of Rukia. A smile came across his face and hid the ring in the rice ball especially made for her. He nodded at the server girl and she hurried away to finish the table where they were going to have their dinner. Byakuya looked up at the sakura tree and saw the buds beginning to open.

"This is going to be perfect…" he thought to himself out loud.

"I see you are very happy today, Sir…" Taro said appearing by his side suddenly.

"I am… Rukia makes me very happy…"he replied with a smile.

Taro gave him a meaningful look and bowed again, "She is here, Sir."

Byakuya hurried to his house and made his way to the front door to greet her. She was wearing a beautiful blue dress with butterfly patterns on the bottom. The straps sat lightly on her shoulders causing them to slide back and fourth with every step she took. Her hair was pinned up with a clip and loose strands rested on her face. Rukia hardly wore make up, but her cheeks were already blushing and it looked like she had blush on. Her lips were a delicate pink that shimmered in the right lighting, and her eyes were deep and full. He watched in awe as she made her way up the steps to where he was patiently waiting for her with a rose.

"Is this for me, Mr. Kuchki?" she blushed even more.

Byakuya took her hand and kissed it, "My lady, you look stunning…"

He took her to the lakeside and led her to the table. It was set up with two candles, beautiful rose petals scattered on top and the ground, dinner was waiting under a warmer and a bottle of champagne was on ice. Rukia marveled at the setting as she sat down,

"You didn't have to go all out, Byakuya… It's just me…"

He took her hand from across the table, "For you… Always."

Rukia blushed but decided she would tell him now before things got too intense.

"There is something I need to tell you…"she started.

"I know, me too…"

Rukia gave him a strange look and looked down at her hands but as she was about to speak, he placed the rice ball in front of her.

"Why don't you take a bite first?" he replied.

Rukia didn't know where he was going with this and she was starting to wonder. She examined the ball and picked it up. She loved rice balls… it had been one of her favorites and since their memories had returned some, he knew she wouldn't resist.

"Oww!" she exclaimed as she bit something hard.

His eyes grew with excitement as she pulled the diamond ring from the middle of the rice. She looked up at him in shock…

"W…what it this?" she asked holding the ring up.

He smiled, "Rukia… there is something very important I must ask you…"

Rukia trembled as he came around to her side and dropped to his knee,

"Rukia… will you marry me?"

She was speechless. He held her hand in his and stared up at her with a smile. The tears in her eyes began to slip out as she smiled. Her other hand rested over his and she sighed,

"I would love to marry you again, Byakuya Kuchki… and with luck… You're going to be a father…"she said softly.

Byakuya's eyes lit up at the sound of "father" and he took her in his arms and hugged her.

"I love you, Rukia…"

*** Well, I'm debating whether or not to continue. :/ I couldn't come up with a good ending for this chapter and now I'm like, blahhhh… well how bout u give me some pointers for the next chapter or should I leave this one alone? Hmmmm…***