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"Byakuya-kun...?" hisana gaped at him. A thick sense of silence cut between them. M-maybe he doesn't remember me? He's changed quite a lot, he still has his long black hair, though they were kept in ivory kenseikan, he's gone even more handsome, but his eyes, his eyes weren't softer like before, something cold grew in those steel grey irises... "Mhmmm... ahem! Am I missing something here? I sense a lot of tension between you two..." Kaien interrupted, breaking through hisana's anxiety. "Forgive me, I only came here to collect your orders, now, what would you two gentlemen like?" hisana exclaimed, nervously eyeing the new byakuya.
While byakuya was closing his eyes, he could feel his skin burn under her examination of him. He slowly and graciously walked back to his seat and sat down. When he finally opened his eyes, hisana was nowhere to be seen. "She's one very pretty girl!" Kaien nudged Byakuya's shoulder and felt him stiffen to his touch. He then pressured byakuya to tell him his recent act towards the fair waitress, and when he finally spilled, a big grin was painted on Kaien's face. "So... you still like her?" he pressured him once more. Just when byakuya was about to give a cold biting remark, he was interrupted by the sound of the shoji door sliding open, hisana walked in with two trays stacked with food, all this girl ever did now was interrupt people. "Here you go, please enjoy, just give me a call if you need anything else." without another word she scampered out of the room. Byakuya was staring longingly at the door hisana just fled out from, when he turned to face his food, he found his partner squinting at him, as If he knew something. "What is it?" Byakuya grumbled. "Oh nothing..." kaien slyly replied. "You DO like her..." Kaien whispered, mostly to himself. "What? Did you say something?" "No."
Hisana fled to the kitchen, her head buried deep into her palms. What the hell hisana!? That was so awkward! He didn't even remember you! she let out a frustrated sigh before continuing on with her work. After ten minutes a growl shot her ears "Hisana!" she turned around to face her employer, "The room with those two nobles are calling for you! Now you listen here girly, you suck up to them and get as much money as you can! You hear me!" he greedy owner shot her a devilish look. "Hai. she nodded. When she walked into the room, she was immediately greeted with the booming of kaiens voice, "Ahh! The lovely hisana's here!" he appeared to be drunk. She had to stifle back a giggle as kaien rose from his seated position with his sake bowl tipped upside down on his forehead. "Yes?" she murmured. "I'd just like to thank you! THANK YOU! Thank you for serving us the delicious meal!" he groggily screeched. "Anytime." she laughed. "Also, Byakuya would like to see you more often, He missed you ya kno- OW!" Kaien was then silenced by byakuya's zanpakuto hilt, his eyes gleaming with embarrassment and anger. "Please forgive my partners stupidity. We will be going now." byakuya casually said. He turned around but however, his sleeve was Caught by hisana's small digits. He turned to her in surprise. "Byakuya-kun, I-I'd like to see you often too." she was surprised herself of her actions and how calm and gentle her voice was, her heart was thudding away in quickened rhythms. She quickly let go of his sleeve and patted out the wrinkles and creases on her kimono before nodding at him in acknowledgement and moving towards the small table to clear away the dishes and left over food. Byakuya silently watched her for a few minutes before hauling his unconscious friend to his shoulders and leaving. An invisible smile graced his lips.
Once byakuya settled into his chambers that night, he rummaged through his drawers and found his old shinigami academy class photo, he was sitting right next to hisana, even though the picture was faded and worn out, he could still see her crimson blushing cheeks...
Hisana couldn't stop thinking about byakuya, he's really different, he's more... more... stoic, and something about him is always tense. The next night she was surprised to see him at the restaurant again, he was alone and back in his private room. The next few weeks were the same, he came nearly every night but they still dared not say a word to each other, until one night byakuya asked if hisana could accompany him to dinner. "O-ofcourse!" she surprisingly replied, watching him as she sat down. "Hisana, what do you want to eat?" "What? Oh no! I'm fin-" "Hisana, I invited you to eat with me, surely you didn't think I asked you to just watch me eat." Hisana blushed at his words. "Now what would you like?" "Well, just some miso soup would be fine." He nodded. When they were eating, the room was flooded with awkward silence, after they had eaten did hisana gather courage to talk to him. "Well, byakuya-kun. Did you enjoy your meal?" He nodded. "Umm... well... some nice weather we're having righ- " Before she could finish byakuya cut her off. "Hisana, how have you actually been? I haven't seen you in seven years." she gulped, "Oh just here and there, nothing much really interesting with my life at the moment hehe... I've been good too, I bought myself a house near a pond I've been saving for, It's a great view, the pond has beautiful koi fish there." she exclaimed. Byakuya suddenly remembered the scene with hisana and the pond, his face quickly flushed red, unable to look at hisana without imagining her bare, he turned away. "Byakuya-kun? D-did I say something to upset you?" she frowned, but then noticed the flush on his cheeks, so he's still the same byakuya inside. A visible smile curled on her lips. "What are you smiling about?" byakuya questioned. "just thinking that you're still the same byakuya I once knew, and why should you question a person for smiling? Its good to smile, even for no reason." she softly replied. Byakuya smiled at her words, hisana caught a glimpse of it. "Ah, so you still smile?" Byakuya chuckled, "Only occasionally." "This is nice byakuya-kun, I missed our talks- Oh dear! I'm sorry my lord! I just remembered you're a noble! Forgive me for using the inappropriate name for you my lord." She panicked. Byakuya was suddenly amused by her, he saw the fear in her eyes and observed her quivering lips and shoulders. This strangely turned him on, after week after week of watching her work and walk around the restaurant did he found himself loving her again, he wanted her deeply this time, he just had to have her again. "Do nobles frighten you?" he moved closer to her trembling form, "N-no..." she whispered, "Oh?" "I just... I think commoners should give utmost importance and acknowledgement and respect to nobles. I'm sorry, please forgive me my lord." she bowed to him before getting up to take away their dishes. She gasped when he grabbed her hand, "My lord...?" "I'd like it if you just say my name normally." he whispered in her ear as he trailed his fingers over and around her wrist. "But-" "Hisana!" he growled trailing his lips on her ear, she shivered to his touch. His lips moved to her brow, her nose her cheek then the corner of her mouth, she melted against him when he finally captured her lips, a nostalgic feeling swept the both of them back to their first kiss at the festival. When they both parted hisana gave him a curious look, "Hisana, I-I've missed yo-" he began but was then stopped by a scowling voice. "HISANA! Why aren't you wor-" the owner stopped in his tracks when he saw the noble clutching hisana to his chest. "ohh, hisana, please come here." he said quietly. "Hai." when they were outside the room the owner gave her a thumbs up, "So you sure are sucking up to him aren't you! You're getting lots of money right?" he said anxiously. "What!? N-" "Nevermind, just keep doing what you're doing, put the money in safe afterwards." he nodded her off before grinning madly to his private office. Hisana's flushed cheeks became more flushed when she entered the room containing byakuya. She gulped when he got up and walked towards her, pushing her up towards the wall and burying his head in her neck, "Are you finally done with business?" he murmured into her skin. "Y-yes." she mumbled. She moaned when he licked the nape of her neck and gasped when he blew onto it giving her a tingling sensation down her spine. "Byakuya-kun!" his hands moved down her kimono, tugging at her obi, "Hisana, why did you leave me?" he mumbled caressing her chin with his lips, "I-I didn't want to be a burden nor a distraction to you." "Now where ever did you hear that?" "An old man from the kuchiki clan" She whispered, she felt him stiffen, he gave her a sharp glance before turning away. Those damn elders. Byakuya was now filled with rage but hid it well under an unemotional mask. "Here is some money, your boss doesn't really know how to whisper." he handed her a small sack of gold coins. Hisana stared at it before giving him a hurt look but then quickly averted her eyes. He left after saying, "Goodbye, thank you for the late night dinner."
