(OMGEEZ!!!!! XD The tenth chapter!!!! FINALLY!!! I'm so psyched!)
Chapter 10: His True Feelings
Sakaki awoke with a jolt. It was very early in the morning, around three-ish. The smell of burning wood filled the air near her. She never recalled making a fire. She peered around, and then wished she hadn't. Even though she had run away someone had immediately come to find her. He was the person she least expected to come as well. Quickly she jerked to her feet. This was a bit too much for her. She wanted to leave and be done with it. Why did he have to come find her? Maybe Rukia was right. Maybe he did want to kill her!
"I never gave you permission to leave," Byakuya said coldly.
Wordlessly she began to edge away from her captain. There was no way she was going back to the Sereitei now. Not with everything that went on.
"Where do you think you're going?" He growled at her.
Once he asked that she freaked out and ran for it. If she stayed then she would have to explain her actions to him. She could not do that. She could hear him flashstep towards her. She did the same.
"Sakaki wait!" Byakuya called seriously.
She continued to go as fast as she could, not daring to peer back at him. Unfortunately he was soon running along beside her with a grumpy expression on his face.
"I'm quicker than you," he announced. "There's no use in running."
Sakaki turned to run again, but her arm had been caught and she was stuck. Byakuya had her in an immovable grip. Hastily he pulled her over so they could talk.
She was so embarrassed and hurt that she wouldn't even look at him. By now she was basically slumped on her knees, about ready to cry. Captian Kuchiki's grip was still on her arm. He really must not want her to run again.
"I did not come here to punish you or make you come back with me," he began.
"Then why are you here?" Sakaki questioned coldly. The tears in her eyes were at last falling. Her body was shaking.
"I came to give you this," he sighed, sounding hurt by her crying.
Suddenly something large and white was draped over her body. She scrambled out of it to see what he had given her. She gasped when she saw the sixth company emblem on the top of it. Why would he give her his captain's jacket/ robe thingy?
"But captain…this is," she started.
"Yours," he announced with an annoyed tone.
"How is it mine?" She asked, foolishly.
"Look really close at it. Do you see the darkened patches all over it?" he grumbled.
Sakaki did then started to cry again. She pushed it away as she bawled. It was the one that she had bled all over.
"I dont want it!" She exclaimed.
"Now you're going to insult me by not taking my gift?" Byakuya said halfheartedly.
"I don't care anymore! It doesn't matter. You hate me anyway!" Sakaki bawled miserably.
He grimaced, and then crouched in front of her. Thoughtlessly he lifted her chin and brought his face to hers. She gawked at him wide eyed and dazed. He wiped away her tears with his thumb.
"If I hated you would I have really done all that I have for you. Including coming to see you?" he asked, gazing deeply into her eyes. She was blank as he gazed at her. "If it'll make you return to the sereitei with me I will tell you the truth."
She was still too confused to speak. She just watched as he wrapped his arms around her gently then whispered in her ear. "I love you too."
Instantly she began to cry again. This time she was happy though. She had never thought this day would come. Slowly she wrapped her own arms around him. She leaned her head on his shoulder as she cried.
"Captain Kuchiki!" she sobbed piercingly.
"Shh," he lightly murmured. He reached out to the side and grabbed his old captains jacket. He stopped embracing her and silently wrapped her in it. Then he picked her up.
"Lets go home now," he told her softly.
Sakaki cried for the longest time as her captain carried her home. She didn't even remember when exactly she'd fallen asleep at. All that she knew was that Byakuya loved her as well and that was all that really mattered to her at that moment. She had finally won over his heart.
(Tee hee. I've finally written it! Yus! Finally! This was another short chapter…I will update the next chapter when I can…)