Beauty and The Geek
Disclaimer: Bleach and its characters belongs to Kubo Tite
Pairing: Ichimaru Gin/Matsumoto Rangiku
Summary: She was famous, lovable and has boyfriend who loves her so much while he was a transferred student, geek and less people know he has the most beautiful sincere smile.
Chapter 4: Meet The Ichimaru
Rangiku shut her mouth, entire time on their journey to this said Ichimaru household. First, she hadn't get over with her disappointment for couldn't go to Paris with her mom. Now, all of a sudden, she had to live with this Ichimaru family. Even though there were so many possibilities that, this Ichimaru wasn't the same like that Ichimaru. But she couldn't stop her stomach from churning, giving her nausea.
What if this Ichimaru and that Ichimaru related?
What if the whole school know that I'll be staying at the same house as him?
What if my boyfriend knows about this?
Just when the mad questions about to piled up, her mom stopped the car in front of a house. Rangiku turned her head, just to see 'Ichimaru' name board stared back at her. The metal plate made her didn't want to get off of their car and she better dug a hole, where she can hide forever or at last becoming her shelter until her mom's back.
"We're here…"
"What did you expect me to react?," Rangiku diverted her eyes from her mom.
Her mom sensed that her daughter wasn't pleased at all with this decision, if she was her, maybe she would feel the same. But she had no choice, besides the only person who wants to take care of Rangiku while she's gone was Rangiku's subject of hate. That's why when she talked about her problem to her high school best friend, she offered to let Rangiku stays with her family.
It made her relief that she hadn't have to left Rangiku with strangers or alone in an apartment block.
"I know you're angry…"
"No, I'm not…," She cut in. "I just feel…disappointed…"
Her mom sighed, "It's for your own good, besides I'm worried about you if I have to leave you alone…"
Rangiku knew that, but still, she couldn't let her disappointment vaporized just like that, besides her mom said that this 'Ichimaru' family is very nice. Of course, if this family members were no nice person, her mom wouldn't befriended them.
But what if…this Ichimaru is THAT Ichimaru?
Well I guess it's better to find out soon
"Okay, I understand…now introduce me to this Ichimaru"
Her mom smiled and walked out of their car to led Rangiku to her temporary house. She pushed the bell button and some melodious tone can be heard filling inside the house. A footsteps rushed to the door and welcomed the guests.
"Aaah…Retsu-chan…," Rangiku's mom smiled and hugged the lady in front of her.
"Matsu-chan…you're here?," Said the lady while responded back to hug Rangiku's mom.
"Yes, today is my departure, and I want to entrust my daughter to you, I know I can believe you…"
Rangiku stepped forward and bent her body to greet the house lady. The lady whose nicknamed Retsu-chan smiled at her with her calm eyes. Rangiku knew, under this lady care, everything will be alright.
"What's your name?," She asked.
"Rangiku, ma'am"
"Do you have a boyfriend?," She asked again, but now hiding her smile behind her sleeve.
"A…that's…umm…yes…," Rangiku could feel warmth reeking from her cheek to her ears. It was kind of sudden question.
"How sweet," She chuckled.
"Now, I think you will get along but I need to catch up with my plane," Rangiku's mom broke her daughter's awkwardness.
"Ah, wait a minute, I baked cookies for you…," Retsu-chan ran inside her house and came back with a bag full of cookies.
"You don't need to do that"
"No, I should…I don't want my friend to get starving on her way to Paris…," Retsu-chan smiled.
"Thank you"
Rangiku's mom gave her daughter and her best friend a hug before she ran back to the car. From Retsu-chan's house, she will left the car to her ex's house and went to airport by taxi.
"e-mail me and be a good girl…," She said before she waved a goodbye.
Now left only Rangiku and Retsu-chan on the porch. The lady turned her head to her friend's daughter and smiled again.
"It's rather cold here, isn't it? Lets go in…"
"Yes, thank you…"
"It's okay, just make yourself like in your own home, okay…now, let me show your room…"
Rangiku sighed her relief when she scan her surroundings, no sign of that Ichimaru in this house, but there was something strange too, there were no photos in her surroundings, made the aura of the house sort of cold. This thing was kind of weird since Retsu-chan is a warm lady.
"Umm…I heard from mom that you already married, Ichimaru-san…"
"Call me Retsu, okay…"
"Ah yes, Retsu-san, where is your husband?"
"Husband? Hmm…where do you think he's going?," She asked her back with a dark tone.
"Eh…?," She was taken a back.
She chuckled, "Working of course…," She led her to the upper stairs where Rangiku found three doors next to each other.
"And your children?"
"Hmm…the eldest said he wants to go to library to study and the youngest said he has a soccer match…"
"Eh, both of them are male?"
"Yes, why? Did your mom told you already?"
"Err yeah…," What a way to start fight with her boyfriend, if he knows that she lived with 2 males.
"Here you go, this is your room…," She opened the room and Rangiku could see the feminine touch in it, it was far better than her own room.
"It's so pretty!!," She exclaimed.
"I'm glad you like it," Retsu-san squealed. "I want a daughter for a long-long time ago but God gave me two sons…that's why I'm happy to have you here…," Retsu-san gave Rangiku a hug and she responded with hugged her back.
"Thank you…," She whispered.
Just when they were apart, the sounds of footsteps to the upper stairs distracted Rangiku. Retsu-san smiled and whispered, "I guess one of them already home"
"Mooom…I see a woman's shoes below, is that your guest?"
"Yes, sort of…come here…"
The footsteps getting closer, and so did the voice, "That's why I can't see anyone below, now who is this guest that made you have to introduce the whole house?"
Rangiku wanted the earth to swallow her down under the sea or hole or whatever it is, as long as she didn't have to face that face. That grinning familiar face, she recognized him and unfortunately he did too.
"Ara…what a pretty guest we have…," He gave her that smile again.
"Rangiku, this is my eldest son – Gin and Gin this is Matsumoto Rangiku, from today she will stay in our house, be nice to her…," She told her own son.
"Ne, Ran-chan…yoroshuu ya…"
This is a liiiieeeee!!!!
A/N note: I made Unohana as Gin's mom *bricked* sorry for the long update
