Another chapter without a single ounce of editing…Oh how I wish I had someone to rectify my errors, so that no one has to read a crappy chapter. So, sorry in advance for the mistakes.
Rukia knew she was dreaming. Since there was no way Ichigo would smile at her like that ever again.
They were at a movie theater. A movie was playing on the screen. The weird thing was that she could hear the laughter of other people but no one was in sight. She decided to ignore it and watch the movie. She was enjoying the movie, when all of a sudden, the girl on screen morphed into her and a different movie started playing. She could see her own life being played in front of her.
Rukia was 12, when a kind man took her in from the streets to his orphanage, where she met many orphans like her. His name was Jushiro Ukitake. He taught her how to read and write. His wife was Retsu. The couple cared for her as if she were their own child. She also met Renji at the same orphanage. He was 13 then. Being street kids, they could relate to each other without any difficulty. When Renji turned 14, he started to do part-time jobs, so that he could help around with the expenses in the orphanage. Ukitake-san refused to accept it, so Renji brought some toys, clothes and books for the other kids living with them. She admired him for his determination.
Rukia however had no such luck. She was scrawny so she could not do strenuous jobs. Girly jobs were snatched by cute girls with frilly dresses. As days went by, she started feeling more and more worthless. By the time she was 16, she felt like a huge burden on the selfless, loving couple. One day she ran away from all of them to the nearest city.
The city was a dangerous place, especially for a 16-year old girl, with no place to live. She learned it the hard way by getting molested on the very first day, somehow she escaped. After a few days of starving she had no energy left, she was about to faint when someone picked her up and took her to two men named Gin and Aizen. They fed her, so that they could put her on 'the market'. Her very first client was Grimmjow. From that point onwards, she started working for Aizen and Gin. There was no way out of their clutches; she was stuck. Until one day, when they were arrested for some other illegal stuff they were doing and sent to jail. She also met Momo with whom she shared a run-down apartment. Later on, she tried to get out of this line of work, except it was a one-way street- once you are in you can't get out.
Then she met Ichigo. He was the only ray of light in her dark world.
The image on the screen distorted and the previous movie started playing again. Rukia turned to look at Ichigo's reaction. To her surprise, he was standing with his friends and family. Everyone was looking at her with disgust. Ichigo then whispered those awful words and left her. 'Once a whore, always a whore.'
Rukia woke-up with a start. She was sleeping on a bed in a dark room. It was hard to tell where she was and why was her whole body hurting like hell. There were voices coming from outside the room. According to their conversation, it seems that she had woken-up some time ago but did not recognize the two people.
"What if she can't remember?" a man said.
"Don't worry. She'll be alright. The doctor said that she is in a better shape than before and will feel healthier after a few days of rest. We are here to look after her, aren't we?" The woman said in a soothing tone.
They took their leave without noticing that she was awake.
Rukia processed their conversation, those voices were familiar, she raked her memory for any kind of clue, and then it hit her. She was in her orphanage with Ukitake-san and Retsu-san. She was hit by a car in front of their house and now they were assuming that she has lost her memory.
After a lot of effort, Rukia sat-up on her bed. She started thinking. For how many days was she knocked-out? What was she going to tell them about her life after she ran away? She did not feel like telling them about her life in the city. She doesn't wants them to feel disgusted by her. This was the only place where she could feel safe. This was her sanctuary. This is where people loved her without asking anything in return. She was desperate to come-up with something that would make a good excuse for her return to this place. Nothing came up.
Her life as a prostitute has finally ended. It was in the past. Now was the time to start a new life and forget the bitterness that Ichigo and the others had caused her. That chapter of her life was over.
Even with a killer headache, Rukia was able to think straight. This was her chance to start-over. No one here knows what she had been doing in the city, she could just tell them that she can't remember a thing, and stay here with them. She will get a job, help them with the kids and finally be of some help to her foster-parents. Deceiving them was unfair, but she had to start somewhere. This was her only option, not the best, but she had to do it anyway. For now she needed sleep, the plan will be put in action tomorrow.
A quivering Hanatarou handed a black package to Ichigo and informed him that it was found on the doorstep. Any other day Ichigo would've reprimanded Hanatarou for his carelessness, but today was not the day. He opened the package and whatever he saw shook his very soul.
They were pictures of Rukia not only naked but also bruised and battered. Her lower lip was bleeding, a white fluid was flowing out of the corner of her mouth. He did not need a second guess to identify what that liquid was. In another picture, she was gagged, her hands were tied above her head, and it looked as is she was in a lot of pain. Ichigo couldn't bring himself to look at the rest of the photos. He just wanted to know who did this to her. He searched the package and found a note from the sender that said 'Time to throw her away.'
I hope you can guess who the sender is. Therefore, this time there is no cliffhanger. Please tell me if I have to change it from T to M.
Yikes! In last chapter I forgot to thank you for your reviews!
So this time without forgetting-Thank-you all for the reviews.
AlfHarty:- Thanks*cries happily in a corner for the compliments*. I'm trying to improve my grammar, I hope my poor writing skill doesn't bother the readers too much.
youtubesam:- Cliffhangers? Hmm… let me think. So that everyone comes back to read my story and hopefully review. I'm very wicked that way *scratches head awkwardly*. Oh and no Kaien in this story, coz I'm planning another story with Ichigo-Rukia-Kaien love triangle. Byakuya? May be.
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