It was there in the back of her mind. No matter how she tried to ignore it, pretend it was nothing but the sense of isolation getting to her, she turned. Sharply. Quickly. Trying to catch whoever was there.
A moment later she realized how ridiculous it was. Of course no one was there! she had been denied visitors and anyway...who would come and see her even if that order wasn't in place?
Rukia sighed, irritated with herself and her overactive imagination playing tricks on her. Once again she resumed lying down, her knees drawn up, her arms folded over her chest, hands clasped together.
Just yesterday she had sensed Ichigo's reiatsu. Her heart had leapt knowing he had lived and yet saddened at the same time for his presence. Why had he come?! Couldn't he see it was foolhardy and he was just wasting his life?! Didn't he know she didn't want to be saved!
Sometimes his sheer stupidity aggravated her, but at the moment, she simply smiled a sad, soft smile up at the high ceiling of the Repentance cell. It was nice...to know someone cared even just a little for her.
~*~
Gin saw her turn. Of course behind the door, he simply stepped back until her suspicious, searching gaze had returned to the ceiling of her quarters. He heard her sigh deeply, knowing she was blaming her mind for thinking someone was there. Watching.
Oh, she had been denied visitors and the guards had been somewhat adamant on this order; but it wasn't entirely impossible not to be allowed in. He always found a loophole, a slip of a few words from a clever tongue and he was standing outside her cell door all alone. The head guard had even been nice enough to call his men from the area, leaving the prisoner and the Captain by themselves as requested.
Gin smiled, pressing the tips of his fingers against the impenetrable door, drumming them lightly to let Rukia know she wasn't as alone as she thought. He usually got...what he wanted.
~Finis~
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