CHAPTER 2

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Bleach. Bleach is the property of Tite Kubo, and are not my intellectual property. There is no financial gain made from this nor will any be sought. This is for entertainment purposes only.

Instantly, the owner paled at the lady's outburst. He didn't think his so-called "rudeness" would've triggered anything. It wasn't an unusual for him or any of his workers to be cold and distant towards the boy. To him, it felt right because, the white-haired boy was indeed a very strange fellow.

"Hey!" The lady shouted once more. "I said, is this how you treat a paying customer?"

If anybody took a good look at the lady's face, she was very, very upset.

Just simply looking at the lady's face, made the owner almost quiver in fear. Never had he seen such an intimidating figure in all his life. Out of fear, the owner tried to make a justified answer.

"M-m-m-my Lady, please understand how I… we acted wasn't intentional." This was all he could stutter out.

The lady knew better than to believe such a daft statement.

"Don't even bother justifying yourself. You're only wasting time. I know your real motives. You and everyone here are mean to him cause he's different. Even so, that does not give you the right to mistreat him in such a manner."

With that said, everyone at the snack shack suddenly became quiet. Not a single sound could be heard, except for anxious breaths from the people. The one person who dared to speak up was the white-haired boy.

"Ummm… Miss, please don't make this any worse. All I need are my snacks. Then I'll be on my way." He gave a pleading look towards the lady.

Upon hearing his voice, the lady turned towards the entrance where the boy stood. Once there she asked gently, but bluntly,

"Boy, how long have you experienced this? This… this prejudice?"

The boy was at a loss for words. Never in all his life had anyone stood up for him. He faced prejudice wherever he went. Even back at his village on Earth when he was still living. The boy could not answer, the lady's question.

He simply stood still staring at the lady with his turquoise eyes.

The Lady gave a deep sigh. She headed towards the boy to continue speaking with him. However, the unthinkable happened. The boy began to cry. Tears that were bottle up for so long, cascaded down his face.

Stunned the lady ran over to the boy. She placed hand on his shoulder and said, "Hey, don't cry. I know, I shouldn't have—

"Leave me alone!" The boy cried out. He brushed off the lady's hand forcefully, and ran.

It happened so suddenly, the lady didn't have time to react. When she finally recovered from the shock, she ran after him.

"Hey! Wait! Wait!" she panted heavily.

There was no use in calling him. Cause by that time, the boy with white hair had been long gone.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hello all! After almost 3 weeks, I'm finally posting chapter 2. Right now, I'm in the process of writing chapter 3 and Byakuya will make his first appearance there. I think it will one of favorites because it will be a ByaHisa scene. It's actually my Bleach OTP. *Nervous Laughs*

Anyways, thank you to all who have reviewed, favorited, and followed Searching For the Answer. I didn't expect to receive this kind of response. Albeit it's a small number but it means a lot. Thanks everyone and take care!

~FOREVERADISNEYGIRL