Byakuya no chisaihime
Disclaimer: I don't own bleach. I do own Reiko and the general plot. :D I mean how many times do we need to say this? The day I own bleach, you will know, because, bya will fall in love with a nice oc, hitsu and hina would marry, and so would ichi and ru :D
The Kuchiki frowned at the mess of silken ebony hair in front of him, a heavy, ceramic hair piece of a soft pink shade dangling precariously from it. "Reiko, I really think you should try again." He finally remarked, skilled fingers undoing the kenseikan from the tangled weave, as the little girl ran a wooden brush through her raven tresses.
"Tousan, can you do it again?" she pleaded, clutching the pink hair pieces. The elder Kuchiki exhaled slowly, his patience fraying as his nimble fingers worked out his larger and heavier hairpiece, his own, equally black hair falling to cover his forehead.
"Do you want me to do it for you?" he asked for what was definitely the fifty-third time that morning, only to be met by the small child's stubborn shaking of her head.
"No, I need to learn it myself," she insisted. The Kuchiki couldn't help wondering how late he was going to be for the taichous meeting.
"Okay. We'll start from right to left. Take the kenseikan that's supposed to be on the lower right side, and taking this amount of hair, split it into four pieces, weave it through, the middle under the right, the left over the new middle…"
The small child followed with stumbling fingers for awhile, before… "Tousan! My hands are kind of tired…" she explained. The Kuchiki stifled a groan as long fingers released his own tresses and moved to take over hers instead as she let out a sigh of relief and massaged her arms, before re-arranging her hair and pouting.
"Tousan. I don't think I look good with my hair in a kenseikan this way. Can you just let me see that book that you have on wearing kenseikans?" she asked curiously, her head half-turned to face her custodian. The Kuchiki's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Who says I have a book on wearing kenseikans?" he growled through gritted teeth. Reiko frowned at his tone.
"Renji-nii san-What's wrong?" she asked curiously, turning to face the older Kuchiki that was struggling to keep a poker face.
"What other books did Renji say that I have?" he asked in a voice that hinted that the lieutenant had better run for his life.
"Uh…well… he said you had playboy, and… animes and… flowery romance novels and…. Pictures of Rangiku-nee san…" she trailed off, noting the bluish green vein that twitched ominously on her guardian's forehead. His fukutaichou was going to suffer an unnatural, premature death. Saying that to Reiko especially…
"Tousan-so you don't have a book on wearing kenseikans?" Reiko asked, squirming to turn to face him fully. He snorted delicately.
"I highly doubt a book like that even exists. I'll do your kenseikans for you today, and I'll teach you tonight. I have a taichou meeting now," and a fukutaichou to eviscerate he added silently. Reiko sighed wistfully.
"Ok, but you must remember to teach me tonight tousan," she warned. The Kuchiki heir gave a non-committal grunt as skilled hairs weaved in the heavy ceramic pieces. There was silence between them for awhile as the Kuchiki tightened the final weave and secured it within the Kenseikan.
"Ne, tousan, I just remembered. Why don't you let me wear your clip on kenseikans or your rubber kenseikans instead? They're easier to wear right?" she asked innocuously.
And with that, Renji Abarai was condemned to the eternal burning wrath of Kuchiki Taichou and two centuries worth of toilet cleaning duties.
Authors note: Bwaha. This was even more amusing. On the point of Reiko wearing kenseikans, I know I know-Bya only wear kenseikans because he is the HEAD of the Kuchiki household. But Reiko has to learn at some point right since she's the youngest member and will soon be head if and when bya dies right ( although I hope I will never live to see it) ? So why not start young? And for this fic, I'm making it that all Kuchiki household members have to wear a kenseikan. Why Rukia and Hisana didn't? Because they aren't Kuchiki's by blood.