I don't own Bleach okay? The prompt today is break so this is how it will play out. I don't have much else to say here so enough of this A/N, on with the fic!
Rukia lay back down on the couch and sighed. It was rough being the Captain of Squad 13 and mother to one of the most rambunctious children in the Soul Society. While Ichika behaved well normally, there was just as many days where Rukia wanted to scream. When Rukia opened her eyes, she saw a little red pineapple haired figure sitting on top of her. "OOOOOOOOOF! Ichika, what happened here?"
"Well I was trying to bring a puppy in but that didn't work and I had to let him go before Daddy found out and so I let a cat in because the cat would run out when it saw the dog and the dog would chase it." Ichika said looking at her feet.
"Ichika." Rukia sighed. "What are we going to do with you?"
"Send her to Uncle Byakuya." Renji said from the doorway.
"What do you mean?" Ichika said looking up at her father. Being such a daddy's girl she was hardly ever on his bad side, but instances like this, where half the house was ruined, then his more parental side would show and Ichika would know punishment. She looked at him and gulped, fearing the worst. Uncle Byakuya was a captain like her mother, in fact her father's captain. He was known to be skilled. She already knew a lot of what he could do with Senbonzakura.
"Well you want to train to be a shinigami?" Renji said looking sternly at his daughter.
"Am I not allowed to anymore because of this?" Ichika said, eyes starting to water. "Do you not love me any more, Mommy, Daddy?"
"No, no no, that's not it at all!" Rukia said sitting up comforting her scolded daughter.
"However your mother and I think you need some strict training after that little short sighted and sloppy idea." Renji said.
Rukia looked over at Renji and nodded. "I'll contact Elder Brother and explain the situation." She said as she headed into the kitchen and contacted Byakuya. After a day like that and I come home to this, I need a break.
Ichika stood in the doorway as Byakuya arrived. "Uncle Byakuya..." she trembled.
"Is that how you formally address your elders? Your superiors? When you do become a shinigami your Captain wouldn't take well to being addressed so familiar. Would he Abarai?"
"No sir Captain Kuchiki. I appreciate you taking your precious free time to tutor my daughter." Renji said, making sure to lay thick the formal protocol on to teach Ichika just what kind of lesson that she was in for. Ichika looked from her father to her uncle. While not seeing them together on duty very often, it scared her a little to see him act like that. Most interaction she saw between Renji and Byakuya was at less formal family affairs. And while Byakuya was more relaxed there, he was still stiff and strict.
"I'm sorry Captain Kuchiki." Ichika bowed, remembering the formal nobility lessons she was given by him.
"Just because your are Renji Abarai's daughter, does not mean you are exempt from your duties as part of the Kuchiki clan." Rukia said heading over to her daughter and Byakuya. "I told you about what she did when I called you."
"Yes you did." Byakuya said as Ichika gulped. "And I did not get to be as skilled as I am as a Captain if I did not know when someone was lying to me, even if it was a childish one. So you could not lie your way out of the special training I am giving you."
"Yes sir Captain Kuchiki sir." Ichika said as Byakuya motioned for her to follow and she reluctantly did so after a stern look from her parents.
Once Ichika had left, Renji sat beside Rukia who was looking at the messy house with a crestfallen face. She loved Ichika with all her being. She was also honored greatly to be a Captain. Sometimes some of the Soul Society's women would look at her funny for being both a mother and a Captain but that never really got to her. Until she came home. Renji could see this and hugged Rukia. "Don't let those women get to you. You're much better than they ever could be." He said.
"It's just so much. Especially when we come home to this!" Rukia motioned to the mess in the house. "How does Orihime do it?"
"She's a dedicated housewife at Ichigo's clinic man." Renji said. "Even though he's told me Kazui is quite a handful, there's always that one parent there to handle everything."
"Uggggggggggghhhhhh" Rukia said. "You know you're not helping."
"And she is our daughter. You do remember how we were in the Rukon district?" Renji said.
"I remember some of the stuff you did." Rukia said pushing Renji playfully.
"And you were my partner in crime." Renji said. "So with us as parents, what did you think would happen with Ichika?"
"Yeah. I guess." Rukia smiled, relaxing a bit. "At least she will have a lesson to learn with Elder Brother."
"Yeah. Thank god for Byakuya or we'd never get a break." Renji sighed. "I hope he takes a good long time with her. This looks like it will take all night!"
"I'm taking a break before we begin!" Rukia sighed.
Ichika panted as she sat down in front of Byakuya. He had run her through many physical conditioning drills before he even started his training plan. This mainly involved a few embarrassing stories about her father and a stern lecture about how she should think through strategy better then be sent home acting like he had given her total hell. "Captain Kuchiki, I finished the laps around the estate and did 100 jumping jacks."
"Call me Uncle Byakuya." He said with a smile. "I think I've run you out of energy so you will seem tired when I take you home later."
"But Mom and Dad sent me here to get a real harsh lesson." Ichika said confused. "Captain Kuch-I mean Uncle Byakuya" She said when she caught his glance.
"Yes but I think it's time for a little break. You're smart. I know your mother and father well. They are both tough, stubborn and foolhardy. Much like you." Ichika looked down at her feet at this. "However, they are both determined, smart and brave. Much like you." He added with a smile. "And much like you right now, they need a break as I am sure you made them work very hard with that little stunt you pulled."
"I'm sorry." Ichika said.
"Let me tell you about this one time where your dad went to the human world and went to Ichigo Kurosaki's house dressed like a cop and how well that worked for him." Byakuya said.
"Okay Uncle Byakuya!" Ichika said, loving embarrassing stories of her parents.
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