Rukias wings

The following two days both Ichigo and Rukia was training hard. Ichigo on his own under the Urahara shop, and Rukia in the realm of angels. The angels insisted that she had to learn to materialize her wings before the cornation. However, she doubted that she would succed. The reason? She didn't believe that she had any. No matter how hard she tried to make them appear, they didn't. She wondered why she even bothered. It wasn't like she wanted to be there anyway, she wanted to be back on earth. What the hell took Ichigo so long to come and get her? Ichigo. She sighed. He was probably training like crazy right now. She couldn't supress a smile at the thought of him. She missed him. They were usually never seperated except for the times when she left to check something out.

"Come get me soon Ichigo."

"You still believe that he will come? Don't be riddiculus."

She turned her face towards the voice. It was Kuro, the angel with black wings. Behind him stood Mary, the blond woman from before. She met Kuros eyes straight on and said with a serious tone:

"He WILL come. I believe in him. He will come for me, you just wait and see."

When she said this something happened that none of them had expected. On Rukias back a pair of wings suddenly unfolded. But they weren't white. Neither were they black like Kuros, they were a deep purple and Kuro and Mary just stared at her. And Rukia herself couldn't believe what had just happened. She really had wings. Unbelievable. Then, she really was an angel? But that wasn't possible, was it? And why did those wings decide to come out now? Kuro seemed to be thinking the same thing because suddenly he said:

"And how did this happen?"

Mary looked at Rukia seriously for a second before answering.

"It's her feelings, Kuro. Her feelings for, and her trust and belief in that boy made her wings materialize."

Both Kuro and Rukia stared at her in disbelief. Rukia was the first one to speak up.

"So, basically you're saying that since I trust and believe in Ichigo, I'm able to get wings? That's wierd, isn't it?"

But Mary just looked at her.

"Not at all. For angels, the most important thing is a strong heart. If your heart is uncertain, then your powers will decrase. But it's not enough with only trust to materialize your wings for the first time." Her eyes suddenly became soft and she smiled. "You really love this boy, don't you princess?"

Rukia felt a blush creeping up on her face and decided to change the subject.

"So, will I have to walk around with those huge things from now on, or is there any way to make them disappear?"

"You can make them appear and disappear at will after materializing them once. You just think about it. Like this."

She turned her eyes to Kuro and watched as he made his wings disappear and appear again. She then tried to think her wings do disappear and got very surprised at how easy it was. She made them come and go a few times and then let them be gone. It was easier that way.