Haven't posted in a while, I know. But it wasn't for a lack of trying. Spoilers for Soul Society Arc up to present in manga chapters. Comments welcome.
Revelations –
Strike the Sky
i.
I told him once.
I howl at the stars but never try reaching for them.
He told me once.
"Your fangs can't reach the moon."
But I proved him wrong, if only barely.
I learned the name of his Ban Kai today.
Ten Sa Zan Getsu.
Heavenly chain cutting the moon.
God, the irony.
Someone out there really wants me know…
I'm not meant for her.
Reunion
ii.
That stupid expression of his.
He looked so dumb.
God, does seeing her make him this happy?
I take a quick glance at her.
She doesn't look stupid.
But she feels the same.
She's just better at hiding it from everyone.
But me.
She hits him to snap him out of it.
Everyone sees it as meeting him in anger.
They're wrong.
She's greeting him with a kiss.
Ugly
iii.
Rukia had felt that Orihime's expression had been somewhat familiar, but she couldn't recognize all the feelings she had within.
"Thank you for bringing him back."
Gratefulness.
She had been so happy, had bowed so earnestly.
And yet her eyes held something else, and because it looked so much like gloominess, Rukia could only let it pass as that which could never really be explained.
When Rukia thought about again (because she couldn't get Orihime's eyes out of her head –something about it really bothered her), she understood a little more. Why did Orihime's expression remind her of her own? Had she ever been in Orihime's place?
Kaien-sama and his beloved.
She was so beautiful and strong and intelligent.
She made him happy.
And when she saw the two of them together, she wished to be like her.
She wanted to be like her so badly.
Because beside her, she wasn't enough.
Inadequate.
A soft gasp.
Rukia understood now.
And she suddenly wished she hadn't returned.
Anyone catch a theme here? You can guess whose point of view the first two were done from.