Hey people! A month later and I'm finally back with an update. Sorry I took so long but I was a little poorly with an eye infection. It wasn't too serious but I decided to rest as much as I could. Okay, enough with the excuses, hopefully, this chapter will make up for the wait! I have to thank all my reviewers and PMs: SunRises, vicky73, isara-love, LuciL06, seras3791, ai-haibara777, DRUON, Nikki-4, YuzurihaNoRyuu, L, silverqueen, Sherry-Chan141, DeathgodIceheart and tokiko76. Each one of them really brightened up my day! Love you all! X
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isara-love: Thank you, again, for your lovely review! And yes, I based the Kurosaki twins on Hikaru and Kaoru in Ouran High School Host Club. I love that anime! =)
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seras3791: Szayel's jealousy does seem to keep bringing ByaRuki together which is all good! But what was most important was that Byakuya wanted to kiss our little Rukia (squeal!)
L: Thank you! I've finally made up my mind on the entire cast and I believe there may be a few side pairings. But of course they won't steal the main show from our lovely ByaRuki =p I'll be bringing in some girls into the scene because I began to feel this story was getting a bit too 'homo' lolwanted to kiss her. I guess he was just lost in the moment! =p
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DeathgodIceheart: Yes, I totally agree with you about the 'almost kiss'! It was my favourite part of the chapter =p I really wanted to stress that Ashido wasn't gay but I ended up talking about porn! lol That's the pervert inside me desperately trying to break free lol
tokiko76: I really liked the colour =) But I absolutely looooooved the vampire Byakuya pic more though! Lol x
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Gender Matters
'Huh...' Renji deeply sighed.
He was sat looking like Rukia at a table covered with mountains of paperwork. Cupid usually sent out angels to investigate certain humans. They would find out information to determine what kind of a person they were and match them with someone compatible. Rukia's job was to gather all the information and sort them into order and pick out relevant useful information. Cupid would then use this information to pair humans up with people they were most likely to be happily in love with.
'Why is there always so much work to do!' he moaned.
'Is something bothering you?' Cupid asked as he walked into the room without making a sound. It caught Renji off guard.
'Eh... Cupid-sama...' He immediately pushed his kneecaps together to sit more ladylike.
Shit! Stay calm!
Cupid smiled and made his way over to Renji. With a swift of a finger, he pushed Rukia's bang to the side. Renji's eyes widened.
'Don't you usually wear your fringe to the right and not the left, Rukia?'
'Huh? H-Hai...?'
Oh, crap! I totally forgot!
'Unless...' Cupid paused to stare seriously at Renji. 'Unless you're not the real Rukia...'
There was a few seconds of silence which seemed to last for years. You could hear a pin drop it was so quiet. Renji did his best to stay calm but inside he was screaming. His heart even skipped a whole beat. Cupid chuckled to himself.
'I'm only joking,' he said and giggled some more.
'But I have noticed you've been absent from your office now and again, Rukia. I hope you're not sneaking off the human world.' He chuckled some more.
'Huh? N-No, of course not, Cupid-sama. I'm not stupid,' Renji replied and laughed nervously with Cupid.
'Well, anyway, I have some more files for you.'
'More files!' Renji moaned. There was just not enough hours in the day to finish all this work!
'I know, I know. It's enough to keep you locked up in this office for a few weeks but it's quite an important case. I can't trust anyone else with it but you.' Renji frowned.
'It must be someone really important.' Cupid nodded.
'Yes, it's actually another angel.' Renji's brown eyes widened.
'We match-make other angels too?' he asked in surprise.
'Of course! Us angels can find true love as well...' Cupid smiled and patted Renji's head gently.
'Rukia, even you deserve to find love too...'
'What are you two doing following me!' Rukia demanded from the twins. She clutched firmly onto her orange juice as her little feet tried walking faster, hoping to lose them through the hallway.
'No we're not,' Ashido protested as his footsteps quickened enough to walk just ahead of her by a margin.
'You're following us,' Ichigo corrected.
'Is that so?'
Rukia challenged and picked up her speed. She poked her tongue out at them as she marched, failing to notice the little grins on their devilish faces. They were fast approaching the assembly hall when-
BONK!
'Ouch!'
The two brothers sniggered as they watched Rukia crash into Toshiro and pour orange juice all down his back. His white shirt was stained yellow from it. He scowled as he turned round to face whoever hit him. He had such a bad day he felt like taking it out on whichever pupil happened to cross him.
'Watch the Hell you're go-' His words were cut off when he saw it was the new student. Rukia gasped and quickly went to bow towards him.
'Oh, gomenasai! Honto ni gomenasai! I'll pay for cleaning it,' she offered.
'Come on, Ashido, we'll be late for the cast meeting,' Ichigo reminded. Ashido nodded and they both poked their tongues out at Rukia. Sure, they were poking fun at her again.
'Teme...' she whispered.
'That sort of language is not tolerated here,' Toshiro stated bluntly. I shall be reporting it to your prefect.' She frowned. This guy looked like an innocent kid but he sure wasn't friendly.
'Hai...' was all she could say to that. Toshiro took another look at his back.
'Tck.'
The sticky fluid soaked through the fabric and onto his skin. It definitely felt uncomfortable. How embarrassing for a prefect to walk around with a dirty uniform. He sighed before tugging his red neck tie off and threw it at her.
'Hold that.'
'Hai?'
Soon, she went from being puzzled to being embarrassed as Toshiro undid his buttons and climbed out of his shirt. His smooth naked chest was in full view as he rolled up his shirt and wiped the juice off his back. He actually had a nice set of muscles but not too bulky. Rukia's face was burning. If she wasn't holding onto his neck tie she would have made a run for it. Then Ulquiorra decided to walk down the corridor.
'My, my, Toshiro, I hope you're not flirting with my Rukia,' he warned in a playful manner. Rukia blinked her eyes faster.
Did he just say 'my Rukia'? When did I suddenlybelongto him!
'Give me your shirt,' Toshiro ordered and ignored Ulquiorra's comment.
'Huh? My what?'
'I'm going to wear your shirt.' Note that it wasn't a question. So, Rukia didn't have a choice.
'B-But... Can't you just get another one from your room or something?'
'It's not appropriate for a respectable prefect to go walking around the school half naked. Since it was you who spilt juice on me I think it's only fair that you give me your shirt in replacement, right?'
'But then I'll be naked!' She blushed furiously. Rukia's mind was doing somersaults. Was this the day when her true sexuality was revealed?
'Prefect-san, may be you could borrow him your shirt?' Ulquiorra grinned.
'Naughty little Rukia. If you wanted to see my naked body you could have just asked me straight out,' he purred. 'I'll do anything to you.'
'Huh?'
'Or did I mean I'll do anything for you?' Rukia couldn't stop burning red.
'But I must admit, I've been longing to get a look at that lovely chest of yours,' Ulquiorra confessed with a husky voice. Just when Rukia thought things were going bad it got worse when Ulquiorra's eyes stared at her chest.
Can he see my breasts? No, that's impossible!
'I bet it's silky smooth just like in my dreams.'
You fantasize about me!
'Here, let me help you out of it,' Ulquiorra offered and went to loosen her neck tie.
Oh, my God! Save me! Someone! Anyone!
'Rukia, you are late for the cast meeting,' Byakuya interrupted. He had wondered why Rukia had not turned up and came out of the assembly hall to look for her.
'Ch'Cheeky-san! Hai! The casting meeting!'
God, am I happy to see you!
She jerked away from Ulquiorra's hands that were snaking around her neck and ran inside the hall.
Maybe it was a good idea to join the play after all!
Byakuya and Ulquiorra exchanged cold looks before the prince abandoned them.
'Ulquiorra...' Toshiro's voice dragged the name like he was telling him off.
'I know... I'm just having some fun...'
'Ah, finally, you're here!' Rangiku announced when Ulquiorra sat down with the rest of the cast. Toshiro had to go to his dorm chambers to change. The chairs were arranged in a circle so everyone could see each other. Rangiku handed a script to the prefect with his name and role on it. It was a tailored script containing only the scenes that the characters appeared in.
'Matsu-sensei, there must be a mistake. I thought I auditioned for Mr Darcy's role?' Ulquiorra questioned.
'Yes, you did but I thought Byakuya and Rukia make a cuter couple.
'But-'
'Prefect-san! Oh, you're here too! How wonderful!' Szayel came rushing over to sit next to his Mr. Perfect. Ulquiorra just smiled politely and tried to ignore him the best he could.
'Right, I think we should go round introducing yourselves and your role. For some of you today may be the first time meeting one another so this would be a great way to know each other.' Rangiku turned to the Prince.
'Let's start off with Byakuya.'
There was silence as Byakuya flicked through the pages one after the other. Clearly he hadn't heard his teacher's instructions. But he did distinctively remember Rangiku mentioning about a kiss between him and Rukia. Where was it? How many kisses were there? How deep was-
Why am I so concerned with the kiss!
It's like I'm looking forward to it...!
A kiss between me and Rukia...
Byakuya's grey eyes lifted towards Rukia who was sitting at the opposite end to him. She was busy reading her script and suddenly beamed with a dazzling smile. He could feel his heart flutter simply by looking at her. She was the only reason why he was still taking part in the play.
Just to be close to you...
Rukia, do you have any idea how much I've fallen for you?
And as if she heard his deepest thoughts; his confession, she looked up, eyes twinkling bright. He quickly diverted his eyes elsewhere but he already knew it was useless. She had caught him gazing at her... in her male identity.
She'll think I'm a homo...
Soft fingers went to turn the pages near the end of the script. There, she found one of the most romantic scenes with her and Byakuya. And as promised by Rangiku, a kiss was slipped into the play. Rukia was delighted by the fact and her lips curved into a loving smile. In that moment, she had the urge to look at him. Her eyes widened when she discovered that Byakuya was already looking at her. Or was he?
BAKA! Of course he wasn't secretly looking at you!
You're a boy remember! Or do you want to turn Cheeky-san gay!
She shook away her thoughts but still couldn't budge that kissing scene. She kept repeating to herself it was for the play but deep down she knew that wasn't the whole story. In truth, she could have refused the scene yet she didn't do such a thing. Why?
Do I secretly want to kiss Cheeky-san... again...?
Does that mean...
I'm in love...
...with Cheeky-san...?
Ashido peered over her shoulder to see what she was smiling about. Was it something funny? Was it something important? His eyes widened.
'Hah! Sensei, why is there a kiss there!' he demanded out of the blue.
'What's that?' his teacher asked with a puzzled look.
'Matsu-sensei, I thought you were joking about the kiss scene between Rukia and Byakuya.' Rangiku cocked an eyebrow. How daring he was to question on her literature.
'What? Why is it a problem?' Ashido could tell her voice was coated with a subtle layer of threat. Was he brave enough to say it?
'Eh... well...' He began to panic and scratched the side of his head.
'I mean... There wasn't, well, I think there wasn't a kiss scene in the novel. So...'
'So what if there wasn't?' She retorted flatly.
'This is my adaptation. I can do whatever the Hell I like with it!' Ashido looked sheepishly small, sweating at the sound of Rangiku's loud voice.
'Hai...' He shrunk back into his seat.
'Jealous about the kiss, huh?' Ichigo asked.
'Shut up! I'm not a ho-'
'Why are you so hung up on that?' Ichigo asked, frowning with puzzlement.
'Huh?'
'Laws of attraction are not based on sexuality,' Ichigo protested. He didn't care if his brother was gay or not. It wouldn't change him as a person, something he wanted his brother to understand.
'Of course sexuality has nothing to do with it,' Szayel agreed who was sitting next to him.
'Our genes react to smell and we are naturally attracted to those who are more diverse to us so that our children will have a stronger DNA make-up,' he continued. 'That's why they say 'opposites attract'.'
'I have no idea what you're talking about. For Rukia to be the opposite of me he would have to be a girl-'
Rukia panicked a little. She only caught the end of the conversation but it was enough to send her mind into a frenzy. Did someone discover her true identity?
'Baka! What am I talking about!' Ashido scoulded himself. He forced himself to calm down. Okay, he did over-react about the kiss but he knew he wasn't gay. His eyes lifted towards Szayel again.
I mean if I'm gay I should find Szayel attractive... YUCK!
'I think I'm gonna be sick...' He muttered and bent his head down. His body curled towards his lap.
'Oi! Ashido, you've turned blue. Are you alright?'
Rukia placed a comforting hand over his back. He raised his head towards her. Her touch gave him tingles to where he couldn't pinpoint. But he was sure that his heart was racing and his face was blushing. That could only have meant-
'ARGH! I CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS!'
And he ran out the hallway; ignoring everyone; ignoring even his teacher's threats; his heart pounding violently against his chest. It was only the slightest of touches; an innocent touch from Rukia but...
Why do I feel weird whenever Rukia touches me?
'Oi! How am I supposed to take your picture when you keep moving!' Rangiku yelled.
After the introductions, she had asked the entire cast to go change into their characters' clothes for costume fitting. She then found it a good idea to take photos of everyone. Hopefully, each character would generate their own fandom and the school could sell fan merchandise to help raise awareness and funds for the school.
Szayel was sitting on a wooden chair on the stage posing in a purple silk dress with heavy layers all over. He was wearing a huge grey wig and an incredibly pale make-up. He kept playing with his dress and hair, clearly annoyed about it all.
'Why did you cast me as Lady Catherine!' Szayel hissed.
'I wanted to be Jane. She's beautiful, sweet, kind, everything that I am.' He went to push his wig in a straighter position but he pushed it off to the other side instead. That was it for him.
'Oh, I bloody hate this wig! I hate this hag of a character!' he whaled.
'Here, let me,' Hisana whispered gently. Her small delicate fingers lifted his wig and fitted it properly over his head.
'There is a thin line of glue substance along the edges which will help to keep the wig in place,' she explained in her softest tone.
'All you need to do is press along it and it will stick to your forehead.' She smiled as Szayel seemed to have calmed down.
'Please don't do that again,' he said flatly and turned towards the camera again. 'I feel violated when a woman touches me.' Hisana still smiled at him. It was in her nature to be kind to everyone. Plus, she had to get along with Szayel since she was now playing his daughter in the play.
'Okay! That was good. Now for the next pair! Byakuya! Rukia!' their teacher ordered.
Szayel hurried off to rip out of the costume but Hisana waited in the curtain wings. She had longed to meet Byakuya again. Although she somehow got to dance with him at Halloween but she still wanted more; more of him. Initially, she planned to become Byakuya's love interest in the play, hoping that it would bring them closer. But she didn't give up when she wasn't given the female lead role. She agreed to take part. She would then get to spend more time with him. At least, that was what she first thought. Sometimes, other things, other people tend to get in the way of one's plans.
Byakuya strolled onto the stage in a well-fitted long dark blue coat over his spotless white shirt. His legs looked long and lean in black trousers and black leather knee high boots. Rukia quickly followed his footsteps in a light green cotton dress. Her hair was scraped back into a loose bun and the make-up artist back-stage insisted she'd wear some make-up.
Rukia looked so much like a girl that Byakuya had trouble looking away. He knew he shouldn't have but he couldn't help take a few sneaky peeks at her; hoping she didn't notice. Beautiful, that's what she was. At the very least he could admit that to himself.
'Come on, you two, get closer to one another!' Rangiku suggested.
There was about 3 feet of a gap between the Byakuya and Rukia. They suddenly had turned shy around each other like strangers. That didn't help when Rangiku was trying to keep them in the same camera frame! They gradually side-stepped closer together. Rukia offered a shy smile to Byakuya.
God, he looks handsome... No wait! I shouldn't be saying that!
Rangiku took a few photos but pouted, still not entirely satisfied. She patted her lovely lips with her finger tip.
'Mmm... Something's missing... Oh, I know! Rukia!' She picked up a gold silk neck tie and chucked it over to her student. Surprisingly, she managed to catch it with ease.
'Tie that round Byakuya's neck for us. It would complete his look to perfection.' Rukia's lips twitched.
Cheeky-san is perfect...
She turned round and stared at him, waiting for him to give her permission. He nodded without any hesitation and bowed down slightly towards her so she could access his neck easily. He knew he could have offered to tie it himself but he wanted her to do it; to get closer; to touch him...
'Excuse me,' she offered.
Her hands lifted his shirt collar upwards. As she hooked the neck tie around him neck she pulled the ends closer to begin twisting it into a knot. Byakuya took this perfect opportunity to gaze at Rukia but it caught her attention. For a few moments they locked their eyesight on each other. They were just soooooo close. It was close enough to hear their heartbeats; their quick breaths. Both students were feeling the tension. Rukia's face grew pink.
An uncomfortable twist appeared inside Hisana as she discovered the complex emotions swimming inside Byakuya's misty eyes. Was it longing? Was it admiration? Or was it... love? Hisana didn't want to dwell on the subject for any longer and turned around to depart.
Who am I to be jealous anyway?
I am nobody special to Byakuya-sama.
I know that very well but this sadness inside me still persists...
She took another look at Byakuya. Her jewelled hairpin dazzled in the light and flicked over to Rukia capturing her attention. Rukia instantly noticed the upset in Hisana's eyes. Hisana; the true love of Kuchiki Byakuya. It once again dawned on Rukia what her position was. Here was another opportunity open for her. And just as Hisana was in the middle of leaving-
'Hisana,' Rukia called out. It surprised Byakuya as well as Hisana and he looked over.
'Would you like to join us?' Those words escaped from Rukia's mouth before she could regret about them.
'I...' Hisana hesitated and looked at him for permission. 'Byakuya-sama...?'
'As you wish,' he offered. It wasn't like he could deny her given her connection to his family. Plus, he didn't want to spoil Rukia's mood.
'Arigatou,' she whispered sweetly and walked slowly towards them. She pressed closer to Byakuya to fit into the picture.
'Oh, I just need to use the toilet. Take the photo shoot without me,' Rukia blurted out. Byakuya felt she was acting a little strange.
'Rukia-'
'Ja.'
And before Byakuya could breathe another word she had already ran off. Rukia took off fast, never looked back, too afraid. If she looked into Byakuya's eyes she wouldn't be able to leave him. Or was it because she knew that they actually looked good together; that...
They are meant to be together...
'Rukia! Hurry up! I'm bursting!' Ashido yelled as he banged on the bathroom door. He desperately needed a pee but Rukia was still taking a shower. More than half an hour went by and he was still waiting. He couldn't wait any longer!
Rukia sure does use the bathroom longer than a normal boy...
'Hang on!' a muffled voice echoed through the door.
'Hurry up!'
He banged on the door a few more times but suddenly stopped when the lights began to flicker. A strange buzzing noise came from the bulbs but the lights soon returned to normal again. The heavy storm outside continued to roar violently with thunder and lightning.
'Mmm... strange... The lights were walking fine before...'
Sharply, the lock to the bathroom clicked open. A warm fog escaped fast and into the room. Ashido's cheeks blushed a bit when he saw Rukia's rosy complexion; hair hanging wild and loose; and face slightly moist with sweat. The image was a little cute, tempting even.
Tempting! What the Hell am I thinking!
He shrugged off his lapse of judgement. With one swift he grabbed her arm and yanked her out of the room. His bladder couldn't withhold it any longer. He marched straight to the toilet and pulled down his pants. Rukia couldn't believe he was showing off his naked bum to her!
'BAKA! Why don't you bloody close the door!' Tightly, she held her eyes closed.
'No time!'
'BAKA!' She waved her hands around; desperately trying to find the door handle and close the door.
'Rukia, did you use the toilet?' he suddenly asked, eyes frowning.
'So what if I did!' Still she was unable to locate the handle.
'Then why did you leave the toilet seat down?'
Shit! Of course! Boys lift the seat up to urinate. How could I forget that...!
'I...'
'You're not secretly a girl, are you?' he joked.
Don't panic! Don't panic! Don't panic! Say something! Say anything!
'I went for a poo, alright!' she yelled and slammed the door shut. 'Tck.'
She stared down at her clothes and instantly remembered she had left her protective cardboard inside. The picture was clear in her mind. The cardboard and tape were sitting by the sink. If she waited a moment for Ashido to finish using the toilet she could quickly re-dress herself to hide her breasts once more.
'Is something the matter?' Byakuya was in the middle of walking down the stairs ready for his turn to shower. An immediate blush reappeared over her cheeks. She was hoping he didn't hear her embarrassing outburst.
'C-Cheeky-san...'
'Your hair ends are still wet.'
'H-Hai...'
'Blow dry them off before you catch a cold,' he advised with his warm words and softer tone. She nodded.
'Hai.'
She moved away from the door and slowly made her way towards the stairs; towards Byakuya. Casually, he continued walking down. Everything seemed normal until all the lights began to flicker again. The same buzzing noise occurred but this time it stretched out for a longer time. All of a sudden the buzzing cut off and all the lights blew out. It was all dark with just a silver line of the moonlight seeping through the windows. Another howling thunder occurred which made Rukia gasp out loud.
'Rukia, are you okay?' Byakuya asked.
Pitch black darkness draped across the entire room. It was hardly possible for him to even see what was in front of him. He still tried walking down the stairs none the less. He was worried about Rukia's sudden shriek. Was she hurt? Was she scared? Why wasn't she answering him?
'Cheeky-san?'
Without actually seeing her face he couldn't tell if she was alright from just her voice. There was a muffled scream which worried him even more and his footsteps quickened. The lack of light hampered him; his footsteps were clumsy and inevitably he missed a step. His only relief was that he wasn't too far from the ground floor and he happened to fall on a cushion.
'Argh!'
No, it wasn't really a cushion! He had fallen on top of Rukia! His entire body pinned her petite one flat against the ground. And he soon realised a major problem. Cupped in his hand was...
Rukia's breast!
Small as it was but it felt incredibly plump, perky, warm, sof-
Stop thinking like that! Why am I still holding it! Why can't I move!
Poor Byakuya tried his hardest to ignore her female curves but unfortunately his body wouldn't let him. A fire in his belly was kick-started and he could feel a strange movement in his lower regions. It tingled and danced around in excitement. Before Byakuya could do anything about it there was a bulge in his pants creeping over him!
No! No! No! Not here! Not like this! Why must the light turn back on now!
He scrambled off her and took a few shuffles backwards, not sure where to look. All of this came to such a shock to him he wasn't sure what to do with himself. Something else disturbing hit him. A warm sensation slowly ran across his top lip. The back of his hand went to sweep it off only to discover it was blood. He was having a nosebleed!
Stop thinking about her breast!
The last thing she saw was the flicking light before it went out entirely. It was okay but the violent howl of the thunder did bug her. So much so she couldn't contain her shock and gasped out loud. Maybe she wasn't truly scared of it but it the sudden noise shocked her at least. She felt uneasy about the darkness around her too. Perhaps the lights blew out due to the violent storm outside?
'Rukia, are you okay?'
It may have only been Rukia's imagination but Byakuya sounded like he was really worried for her. All she could do was fumble in the dark; waving around her arms in order to search for him.
'Cheeky-san?' She could hear Ashido screaming something from within the bathroom but paid no heed to it.
'Argh!'
All of a sudden a great weight threw into her and had crashed to the wooden floor with her. It took her a few minutes to fully comprehend her compromising situation. Rukia's face burnt hot. Byakuya was squashed on top of her body but the most terrifying thing was that her breast was in his hand! In Byakuya's hand! A female breast!
My female breast! It's all over for me for sure!
The lights flicked back on all of a sudden. She could feel something poking against her stomach but was too engrossed with Byakuya's hand on her boob that she ignored it. His touch lingered on her body for what seemed like days. Byakuya pushed himself off Rukia's small frame. She could see him sitting a few feet away from her with a noticeable nosebleed! He looked up to her but then quickly went to stare blankly at the wooden planks. There was a light blush on his face.
A freaking nosebleed! Is it because he touched... touched me...!
'I didn't mean to...' His apology trailed off not sure what were the right words to say. 'It was dark and I was worried...'
Again he couldn't finish of his sentence. He felt it was a poor excuse for touching her in such an inappropriate way. Rukia was still hugely embarrassed but something wasn't quite right. Something inside her managed to pull her back to reality, replay his words. His reaction to the situation was unexpected, maybe even a little abnormal.
Why isn't he asking me about my sexuality?
Why is he not freaking out?
Why does he seem quite... normal?
It's as if... as if...
He already knew I was a girl all along!
Can it be...!
She blinked rapidly, wide eyed. Byakuya was still avoiding her eye line but she knew he was definitely hiding something from her. His body language said it all. Ichigo chose this time to waltz into the dorm room, grinning wickedly.
'Oh, my God! What was all that about!' Ashido screamed and burst out of the bathroom. His brother raised an eyebrow.
'Why were you in the bathroom? I thought Rukia was busy taking a bath so I turned the lights off. How-' Ichigo got cut off as his brother grabbed him by his t-shirt and pulled him close to his face.
'You did what!' His brother didn't understand why he was getting so mad.
'What's gotten into you, Ashido?' Ichigo's nose twitched. 'What is that smell?' He sniffed and the smell led to his brother's leg.
'I urinated all over myself because the lights went out!' Ashido hissed. 'No thanks to you!' Ichigo roared with laughter.
'You did what!' He giggled some more which irritated his brother. Ashido took a swipe at him but Ichigo managed to dodge it.
'Gomen, gomen,' Ichigo offered and began to escape up the stairs from his brother's murderous intent.
'I only turned off the lights as a joke. How was I supposed to know something serious would happen from that!' Byakuya 's eyes lit up.
Oh, this is serious alright...
His grey eyes locked onto her violet pupils. Both hearts were racing beyond their control. They ignored the twins' mini argument. All their focus remained on each other, unable to shake off this spark of electricity inside them. Both of them were aware of what all this meant and repeated it in their mind's eye over and over:
You knew...
You know that I knew...
Oooh so things are getting a little more interesting for ByaRuki (wink wink!). So now he knows and she knows he knows she's a girl (wow that was a bit confusing lol)!
So, I focused on both Ashido's sexual orientation and Rukia's gender =pPoor old Ashido is in turmoil about his sexuality =p Like I already said to some of you, I didn't want to make Ashido gay. I think it's the MHC gene that I mentioned in the chapter. We are naturally attracted to those who have diverse genes to us. We detect this through smell so Ashido would still be attracted to Rukia despite being in a male identity. Does that make sense? lol it did when I first thought of it but now it sounds really complex ha-ha
On a side note, I found my inner fangirl when Rukia talked about seducing someone like Byakuya in the actual anime! It does make me wonder if they will develop that idea...! Anyways, please leave a review and let me know what you thought of the chapter. Ja x