One week before the big date.
Rukia stood in her grand room.
Looking in the mirror, she looked just like her older sister. Which she knew it pained her older brother.
She sighed and tried to tuck her stubborn bang behind her ear.
She was 3 when her older sister Hisana died.
More of a burden, she thinks, Ni-sama decided to keep her in the family.
Sometimes she wishes he wouldn't have.
She felt like a bird trapped in a cage.
"I'm the worst." she thought.
Anyone would kill to live like a true Princess.
Rukia felt she was not.
She was strong, fierce... like a warrior.
At least that's what Ichigo would tell her.
She smiled.
Ichigo.
She had no idea why they started swapping bodies.
But she was glad they had.
She looked at the train ticket in her hand.
Destination: Karakura Town. May 16th 2014
See you soon Ichigo..
...
Sneaking out the Kuchiki Mansion was not an easy task.
Rukia was breathless by the time she made it to the train station at 7am.
Securing her backpack, she climbed on and braced herself for the long train ride to Karakura Town.
She popped her headphones in and let the music take her away.
With her eyes closed, she pictured Ichigo's shocked face.
What would he do?
Would he recognize her? Of course he would
I wish I were a star
Cause stars are all the same
Nobody by my side
There's no one, that I know
Who they are?
But you came to me, I can obey I'm the one who live all surround you..
She went all over the scenery she could remember from living in his body.
His apartment.
The walk to the subway.
The ride to his school.
His job.
The places she would visit.
I was afraid when you came
For waiting for fool like you
After been alone in the deep darkness for so long..
And maybe finally she could see him with her own eyes,
his wild orange hair,
his deep amber eyes,
and see that stupid scowl of his.
She fell asleep with a smile on her face.
...
The train horn blew loudly.
Rukia startled awake.
She was here.
" Welcome to Karakura Town.."a lady said over the intercom.
She was finally here!
Making her exist out the train, she was a bit surprised that the city seemed a little different than what she recalled.
" That wasn't there before " she thought glancing at a Big Tower Clock.
The clock suddenly struck 1 pm.
Shaking her thoughts away, she hurriedly started looking for the next subway to Karakura High School.
Rukia was a bit nervous, the subway was somewhat different today.
She couldn't put her finger on it.. it felt off.
"Now Boarding Karakura High . Sec. B Car A " she distantly heard.
She gasped. Oh no! That's on the other side!
Frankly looking around to locate it, she made a run to try and catch it.
"Hey!"
"Watch where you're going girl!"
She heard the insults and shouts but
Rukia didn't care, she had to catch that subway.
And Just as she was about to board , a flash of orange caught her eye.
Two subways down, Kurosaki Ichigo boarded Sec C Car D.
...
"Hey ! Hold that door open.! Rukia shouted.
Her lungs burned like hell.
But she wasn't going to give up!
"HOLD IT"! she yelled.
Running with even more force, she caught it!
Huffing and puffing , she boarded.
The subway was crowded, lots of people crushed in together.
Rukia kept her head down.
She was trying to catch her breath.
This was it.
Ichigo.
She slowly lifted her head up.
And there he was.
2 ft away from her. There he stood.
His orange hair was a bit shorter than she recalled.
His amber eyes looking down at a book.
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Rukia smiled. Of course.
And his famous scowl. The scowl she had came to.. to love.
She took a few steps closer. She could hear her heart beating 100 miles per minute.
"Ichigo..." she lowly said.
His eyes stayed on the book.
Rukia cleared her throat.
"Ichigo." she said louder.
He looked up. Head still cast downwards.
His deep amber eyes were locked on hers.
She felt her whole body light up and her face flush.
" Hi.. It's me" she breathed.
He lifted his head up. Scowl fully intact.
"Do I know you?" he gruffly said.
Rukia felt her body grow cold. What?
" Uh, it's me.." she cleared her throat.
" Sorry. I don't know you" he said annoyingly.
Rukia stared at him. Tears were starting to form.
The subway suddenly stopped, causing Rukia to slump against him.
"What a weird girl" Ichigo thought.
"Baka" Rukia suddenly said.
"Excuse me? "
The crowd started to move.
"I said Baka! " Rukia yelled.
"What?" Ichigo asked raising his eyebrows.
Rukia was slowly being pushed away with the crowd.
" Hey Wait !" Ichigo yelled. "What's your name girl!?"
"It's not girl, It's Rukia... My name is Rukia! " She yelled.
Rukia suddenly threw something at him.
Ichigo caught the small moon charm in his hand. It was tied to a purple ribbon.
He was so confused. Who was that girl?
Rukia...
...
Rukia had felt pain before.
But never this type of pain.
She slowly made her way back to the train station.
If she got on one now, she would be back at the mansion before 10 pm.
She wanted to hurry and go back home.
She was so dumb! How could she have let this go to her head ?
Of course he would hide about what was going on.
Everyone would think they were some type of freaks if they even said anything.
Still. She was hurt.
All the memories, the notes, the drawings , the teasing.
Was it all real?
Reaching the ticket counter, she asked for a one way ticket back to Seireti.
"That won't be necessary " a low deep voice said.
Rukia knew the voice before looking at him.
" Hi Ni-sama" she lowly said.
" Rukia" he simply said.
She followed him to the limo.
She knew she was in the most biggest trouble ever.
But somehow, that didn't matter to her.
Ichigo had broken her heart.