General POV

Byakuyas' day started off like every day in is life would. His life had become a routine, without any doubt his day would go as planned. Nothing would happen that would scratch is precisely planned day of meeting after meeting and contract after contract. Sometimes he whished for a crack in his routine however for what would he stop for, he had nothing he would entertain himself with. He had some hobbies but even those had become boring. His life has become colorless. Byakuya would continue to thread in his endless web of duty, obligations and responsibility as this was the only constant that he ever knew throughout his life. Sense of duty was always ingrained onto him since young.

Robbing him from his musings a knock came from his office double doors, Byakuya turned around on his chair from the view he had over the city. From his office on the latest floor of the Kuchiki Corporation skyscraper Byakuya could observe the city beneath his feet since behind his back, as he sat at his mahogany simple yet sophisticated desk, a wall of glass lined itself. It was good to have such a privileged sight especially at night when all the streets lights came to life it gave Byakuya the perfect mood to go through his thoughts and problems sometimes even time to think of a way not to appear at that bothersome dinner party. When he did go, on his own freewill, to this events only a reason arose Byakuya had to get a hold on someone he deemed important to make a contract with and he hadn't the time for a decent meeting, too summarize he went as to benefit his business. Otherwise niggling issues would certainly emerge such as conniving men trying to get in his good graces to then backstab him or, perhaps, even worse, manipulative women trying to lay their hands on him. Did really both men and women think so lowly of him as to so blatantly attempt to deceive him? Well as for the men rarely anyone approached him with an agreeable and truthful proposition as for the women they were most of the times prideful, confident and often beautiful on the outside being in truth quite shallow nevertheless rarities seldom occurred. What he means is that sometimes Byakuya would give one of those women the benefit of doubt and take her on some dates only to be proven wrong in the end.

After some minutes waiting the knock came again this time stronger.

"Enter" Byakuya instructed in an emotionless voice.

In came one of his directors, Abarai Renji."President I wondered if you had fallen asleep!" he said gave him stern stare that quickly made the grin vanish of Renji's lips.

" What brought you here, Renji?" Byakuya always wondered why did he have such tattoos on his eyebrows as well as how did someone have such bright red hair but never asked as he wanted to be spared some of Renjis' incessant ramblings.

" The board meeting at the conference room." Renji answered, grin gone, while sitting down on one of the comfy sofas his boss had in his office. " I suppose your presence his needed."

" I believe I am aware of that fact." Byakuya voiced coldly from now on Renji realized that his boss mood was anything but good " I just need to finish checking this report. " Byakuya said his eyes returning to the said paper for only seconds before standing up signaling Renji to stop lounging in the guest zone of his office and to come with him. When in the conference room Byakuya sat at the top of a long table occupied with his board of directors.

On other side of the city reality was slightly different. In the college library a table completely occupied with students about to be graduates bubbled with transactions but these ones were of notes. Some minutes passed and trades were done now everyone had a set of complete notes ready. Now the all our war against the exams could be properly waged.

Kaya's POV

"Thank you so much! Ka-cha! You're my savior!" Matsumoto Rangiku a very cheerful and energetic friend and as well colleague of mine shrieked. " Again " I thought . " You're welcome, Rangiku" I said trying to save me from her dead like grip of a hug. It was smoldering me. "If wasn't for you I wouldn't survive!" she continued. Ignoring me. " Rangiku I need to breathe" I said wriggling out of her grip. " I'm sorry, Ka-chan!" she whined with her puppy eyes. " You really should start making decent notes , you know?. I'm not going to be here all your life!" I said using my mock lecture glare. Nanao on the table chuckled. I believe I know why every year we got together to study for the finals this event would repeat. Rangiku would playfully whine and I would playfully lecture her. It had become a tradition for our group of friends and that's because if all went well we would graduate this year. That's why I also think it felt truly nostalgic.

" Kaya, Rangiku. Let's start shall we?" Nanao asked adjusting. " Eh! Wait Hisagi hasn't returned from the bathroom yet." Rangiku warned. " I've just arrived " Sitting down Hisagi teased Rangiku " So you have now no choice but to study.". " Meanie" she said turning her head.

I sighed now we could study for real. At the end of our task I confirmed again for the umpteenth time that time flies. It was now night outside.

" Maybe we should leave? In no time it's going to be dinner time." Hisagi stated checking his wrist clock.

" Finally !" Rangiku exclaimed happily. " My eyelashes were about to get burned"

" Don't exaggerate, Rangiku. You know you should study more during the semester." Nanao scolded. " Don't be like that. I do study!" Rangiku answered . "It's just I like to have fun too!"

" You have too much fun" I said calmly. " But I guess we should leave. We'll continue tomorrow" I said truth to be told I was tired too.

" Maybe we could have dinner together" Rangiku suggested cheerfully.

" It's a good idea isn't it? And I'm hungry so why won't we go?" I said as why packed my materials. " Why not!" Hisagi said. Nanao nodded so I was a go plan. Everybody headed to the usual place to get a well deserved warm bowl of noodles.