A/N: Sorry for the long wait, I had a bunch to do the past couple of days. So here we go!
Chapter Nine
Rukia was sitting in her room, staring at the outfit Rangiku had picked out for her. It was a crimson kimono with white snowflakes on the bottom. The crimson clashed with her eyes and remembered Rangiku saying,It's a fire meets ice kind of thing. You have fire in your eyes when you fight and yet have a snow/ice Zanpakuto. She looked at the kimono once more before slipping it on. She finally knew why Rangiku picked this outfit out for her and her arm went across her chest.
Rangiku poked her head in Rukia's room, seeing the smaller girl trying to cover herself. "What's the matter, Rukia? You don't like it?"
"I like it but why did you have to get one that shows my.. my.."
Rangiku smiled,"It's sexy"
"It's inapropriate" Byakuya said, standing in the doorway.
Rangiku crossed her arms,"Oh, With all due respect Captain Kuchiki, let her grow up and be a woman"
"She is my sister, if she truly wants to wear something so revealing she won't"
"Why can't she just give a little sneak peek?"
Rukia didn't like where this was going. She shifted uncomfortably and quickly tried to think of something so this arguement wouldn't have to continue on for much longer. "I'll just fix it so it's like a regular kimono then we can go to the party, okay Rangiku?"
Rangiku was pretty content with the compromise and nodded,"Alright then"
Byakuya nodded once and said,"I have work at the Sixth Division, I'll be at the party after I get done" before leaving out of the doorway going elsewhere. After he left, Rangiku helped Rukia fix the kimono so it looked proper enough. The two girl, then, left the Kuchiki Manor and started toward the Thirteenth Division Barracks. There had been a long silence between them. Before Rukia broke it with a simple question that made Rangiku smile.
"Is there going to be Sake?"
"Of course!"
Rukia shook her head at the older woman and smiled a bit,"Can't say I didn't expect that"
"Hey! Don't knock it till ya try it! Renji is a good drinking buddy, maybe when you learn to like it the two of you could take your friendship to the next level as Drunk Pals instead of Childhood Friends"
Rukia rolled her eyes slightly as entered the party. There was so many people and at once they yelled,"Congratulations Rukia!" She couldn't help but smile. She walked through the party for a while, a few people giving her a personal congrats. She was searching for one person in particular.
A pair of hands put themselves around her waist, gentely but with a hint of possessiveness. Regardless, the girl smiled and twisted around looking up at the only man that loved her so dearly. He smiled at her and both just stood there, staring at each other with loving eyes.
"Aww, you two are so cute!" Rangiku slurred as she leaned on Renji for support, who looked drunk as well.
Toshiro looked at the two then back at Rukia who smiled at the other two before she looked back at him. Toshiro took her hand and walked through the party. After a while they left and headed toward the Tenth Division. He stopped for a minute and looked at her.
"Rukia"
"Toshiro"
Hearing her say his name made his body tingle. He smiled and pulled her close to him before kissing her gentely. They stayed like this for a while. His arms around her small body, hers around his neck with her hands stuck in his white hair. There was a loud explosion that almost made Rukia jump out of her skin.
She looked towards the fire and her eyes widened. "Brother!"