"There are 3 people God will not speak to them or even cleansed their sin: An old man who commits adultery, a King who tell lies, and a poor man who is arrogant"- H

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach and anything related to it.

A/N: Names of places are fictional. Enjoy.

The Hairdresser of the Daughter of a Pharaoh

-OPgirl

Chapter 9: Arrival

"Rukia!" someone shouted.

A little girl of 5 look at the person calling her. The person has an important looking feature. Yet his face is blurred by something.

"What is it weird hair?!" the young girl asked the person in an irritated voice. Her little arms rested in front of her chest like a boss.

"You said something about not having a family" He started to say.

"Yes. What is it with you?" the young girl asked getting more irritated as time passes.

"Umm. If you like you can become my sister" the person declared. The young girl look at the person, trying to see the sincerity in his eyes. Suddenly he gave her a necklace of some sort.

"Rukia" he said.

"Rukia" somebody called.

"Hey, Rukia" he called again.

Rukia opened her eyes slowly as her sleepiness disappeared. The first thing she noticed is that she is inside a small room that was moving or something.

"Where am I?" she asked more to herself than to anyone.

"You are in a carriage" Someone she couldn't see answered her question. Rukia deduced that much as she remain silent and waited for a second to adjust.

"You can come out now. We have arrived at his house" the person announced from the outside of the carriage. Rukia noticed a small window in front of her, thus she crawled towards it and open the lavish curtain.

The 2 horses pulling the carriage she was actually riding, stood in front of a huge wooden gate. It was around night time and she could only see her surroundings thanks to an oil lamps hanging on either side of the gate.

Gingerly Rukia opened the door to her side and get out of the carriage.

"Shiba-san" Rukia called the man knocking on the wooden gate.

"We have arrive! Call the master of this house" Kaien announced. After sometime the gate opened and revealed the grandeur of the house inside.

Rukia could only gape at how large the house stood and how beautiful it is. She squinted her eyes to confirm the vision in front of her.

I've seen bigger buildings than this but I've never seen anything as beautiful and grand in person. I can't believe I'll set foot at one!

"Welcome" the servants lined into two including the guards standing at the gate a while ago and bowed deeply to them. At the end of the line, the master of the house stood in his magnanimous stature.

Rukia felt like her legs numbed and she can't control her limbs. Nervousness coursed to her entire body. She would not have been able to move if not for Kaien gently pushing her back.

"Your blocking the way you know" Kaien whispered to her.

Rukia regained her control and walked inside as calmly as she could manage amidst the drumming of her heart. Her blood seemed to rise from her toe to her head and her stomach tightened like a knotted rope.

I can do this! This is my dream yet it felt like it's really happening. What should I do now? My dream disoriented me for a while.

"Rukia" a strange voice called her. She immediately looked up and saw that she is inches away from colliding with the master of the house.

Oh great! I almost bump with him. Focus!

Rukia stood firmly after taking a step back. She waited for the master of the house to say something.

He dismissed his servants and guards including Kaien who was standing behind her.

Kaien on the other hand gestured a goodbye to her after depositing her belongings to the servant, who took her things somewhere inside the gigantic wooden house.

This house was intricately designed with woods. How did he possibly acquired so much hard wood in a desert country such as this?

"My trade is vast and efficient, thus I was able to acquire those valuable woods as a material to build my mansion" he declared as if he was able to read her mind which is not far from the truth since her eyes explicitly declared her question.

Rukia coughed to dispel the uneasiness.

This person is so intimidating. I can't believe he could also read minds. Since our first meeting, he appeared to know almost everything I was thinking.

"I am glad you accepted my invitation, Rukia" he said in a formal manner. After sometime, he turned around and walked a few steps ahead of her. She followed him a few steps behind as calmly as she can.

I never seen anyone pull a poker face this perfectly before. I wonder how the inside of this mansion looked like. Where am I going to stay? What types of food are they going to serve? This dream is beginning to be more interesting as time passes.

"What am I supposed to do?" Rukia asked him. As far as what they had agreed at the restaurant, they had not talk about much details except from assuming a role as a lost Princess for a time being.

"You should rest after eating your meal. I will be at the Palace in the entire course of the night" he announced insinuating that they shall not talk about anything before tomorrow.

"I hope I've been clear about my stand. I shall not shoulder any responsibility pertaining to anything except for what we agreed" Rukia said as she turn around to see the expression of his face.

"I never go against my word" he said firmly with a hint of warning.

Rukia look around her, just then she noticed a door in front of them. She moved towards it and tried to open it.

"That is my room, Rukia" he announced suddenly.

Rukia immediately let go of the door knob after turning it. Yet it was too late since the door opened a bit revealing a well-polished furniture and a very intricately designed bedding.

"I-I did not know. W-where am I going to stay?" Rukia asked nervously. The shame and awkwardness she felt almost suffocated her to death. She lost the will to look at him in the face that she had a while ago, since she is very sure her face was flooded with red bush.

"That room next to this" he pointed out after sometime.

"Please excuse me"

Rukia turn towards the indicated room and approached it as calmly as she could after she uttered her excuse.

She turned the door knob to open the door yet it won't open. Desperately, she turned the knob but it won't budge.

"Turn knob to the other side" he instructed suddenly making the small hair at the back of her neck stood on ends.

Rukia swallowed a lump of fluid in her throat.

Is this person not familiar with private space? The hell his doing standing so close to me!? I am beginning to be freaked out.

"The door is open. You may enter" he announced.

"Thank you" she said as fast as she could before closing the door.