Author: Melina Hites

Story: Yet to be named? (got a suggestion; PM me plz or review)

Chapter:No hope in sight.

Pages: 4

Total story pages: 25 and its nowhere but up from here!(yes I just quoted shania twain. I am a terrible terrible person. Thats what happens when the iPod goes on shuffle!)

Disclaimer: I have not recently acquied the rights to bleach. Hence I dont own it.

Word Count:1573

Total Story Word Count: 9005 (OMG that's almost 10k...[ Hey Becca you proud of me yet?])

Summery: Post winter war. Byakuya Kuchiki is given an ultimatum. Find a wife and produce an heir all in two years time.

Authors Note: just saying this now to clear up any confusion before it begins.

This is normal speaking. this is a thought. this is a Zanpakuto. this is ichigo's hollow (but he isn't in this chapter so not to worry)[he comes around later]...{a lot later}

No Hope in Sight

Her room in the manor was largest, the master bedroom. She had inherited it from her mother when she died. And with it she inherited the responsibility that had come with it. She sighed.

Why couldn't I have born elsewhere.

Don't get me started. I ask myself everyday how I ended up with someone as crazy and unstable as you.

Crazy? Unstable? Could you insult me more?

I could yes. But I wont.

Kimiko shook her head. Your so kind, Kin-chan.

I must say for all your problems Kimiko, I am quite proud of you.

Che' why?

Because you gave those guys quite a run. I was impressed. Even after they separated us.

Thank you.

Remember dear, every time you thank me your really thanking a piece of yourself, so its kind of redundant.

Shut up. Your over analyzing is making my brain hurt.

You. A brain? Since When? Came the final jab.

When she heard nothing else come from her Zanpakuto she opened her eyes.

She had given up trying to leave the room already. It would become her prison and would stay as much until Ganji let her out. She snorted. "Like hats gonna happen." she got up from her position on the floor and walked the obscenely large desk that was in the room. She opened the drawer that held her calligraphy set. She reached in and pulled the cherry wood box out. She ran her fingers along the outside of the box taking the thin layer of dust off of it that had collected there from disuse. The carving on the box was very intricate, Cherry Blossoms, one of her favorite flowers. She smiled remembering the day she had received it.

It had been the day she had first heard kin speak to her. She had run and told her father.

"My My Kim! What a smart little girl you are!" He had said to her. "And so talented." He had reached into the his desk and extracted the box that she now held. "I was planning on saving this till your birthday but, I think a reward for all your hard work is appropriate."

"A calligraphy set!" She remembered running her fingers over the engraving. "Father, its beautiful. And it has Cherry Blossoms on it! Thats my favorite! Oh thank you!" she said wrapping her arms around him. It was an awkward hug, mostly because her father had been sitting at his desk.

"You are most welcome, my dear." he told her running his hands over the back of her head.

She opened it up, then placed it on the desk.

That was the last time she had hugged her father. He'd died only a short time later. She shook her head wiping the tears away that had begun to well up in her eyes. Quit it Kimiko.

She pulled the ink and paper out the drawer and began to practice each character purposely as she had always , peace, Temperance, loyalty, the last one she wrote was trust.

She picked her brush admired her handiwork. as she had always

Very pretty, mistress. Kenji-sama would be proud.

I hope so. I just wish he was here.

You were a child when he died. That's a lot of responsibility for a child to take on.

She nodded. "Why am I so weak?" She asked herself quietly. She shook her head.

She stood and turned around as she head the shoji screen opening.

Ganji entered followed by Arianna.

"What do you want?" She said in a low deadly voice.

Arianna spoke up. "We only wished to bring Kimiko-sama something to eat." She said pushing the tray of food forward.

"And If I'm not hungry?" She asked her eyes darting to her uncle.

"Kimiko, there is no way your not hungry. You haven't touched your food in two days. If you don't eat I will force feed you." Her uncle told her.

Her eyes narrowed. "You will do nothing to me." she said as she let a little of her restiu stream off of her.

"That has no effect on me Kimiko. Arrianna on the other hand." He turned around to look at the maid tremble.

Kimiko narrowed her eyes. "You bastard. You brought her here as protection because you know if I were to flare my retsui I'd make Arrianna ill. Your using her."

"Shes only a just maid."

Kimiko felt her anger rise up. She knew if Ganji stayed any longer she would lose what little control on the storm rising up inside of her. "Airranna leave the food on the desk. Ill eat it." she commanded the girl.

The girl nodded an appreciative smile on her her face as she Placed the steaming food on the desk.

Ganji spoke, "have you considered what I have said?"

"I have" Kimiko said brushing past him to sit at the desk.

Ganji waited for a further response. When he got none he tapped his foot, "And?"

"and what?" she countered childishly.

"Kimiko, I will not play games with you!" He told her.

"Leaving you the title of head of our house hold would be absurd. My father gave me that title and mine it shall remain." She took a sip of the tea that was on on the desk.

"All you are is a figure head any way Kimiko. You do nothing related with the family."

"That doesn't mean I am not capable, Ganji. I was taught how." She hissed at him turning back to her food she. "I always trusted you to be able to handle it. To not let the power you did have go to you head."

And we didn't realize this long ago.

"Furthermore it is not within your power to arrange a marriage for me. That would have been up to me and me alone. But you have overstepped your bounds," she stood to face him, "Big time."

He came up to her and went to slap her, but was stopped by Kimiko grabbing his wrist. "You have another thing coming to you if you think that you are going to hit me again, old man."

"Your precious captain isn't here to stop me Kimiko. Do you really think that A Kuchiki would want anything to do with a such a low class noble."

That had hurt her.

But we know otherwise, Kimi-chan.

"He obviously thought I was good enough to be his vice captain!" She shot back.

Good girl!

"Have you ever stopped and thought about what my father would say to you?"

Ganji's face morphed into a self satisfied smirk. "He would be proud."

"Not in the slightest." She shot back. "He would be ashamed to call you his brother."

"Well, we will never know." Ganji retorted. He turned to leave stopping In the door. "Oh and Kimiko," he Turned to her "until you do agree you wont be leaving this room." He stepped out into her veranda and slid the door shut once more.

She flew forward at the door. Only to be repelled by a kido shield. "Damn IT." She screamed. "Coward."

She slid down the wall to the floor and began to cry.

You need to be stronger Kim-chan.

I know. But I just don't know what to do anymore.

I know you will figure it out.

It had been a month since Kimiko had resigned and Byakuya still hadn't handed in her formal resignation yet. He kept saying to everyone that she was on an 'extended leave of absence to deal with some family matters.' but people outside of division were beginning to notice. The first of which was Captain Soi Fon. And she confronted him about.

"why haven't you said anything about your former vice captain?" Soi Fon questioned stressing the former.

"I have chosen not too, Captain Fon. Kindly do not interfere with matters that are not of your divisions concern."

But the whispers continued. Byakuya was at a loss as to what to do. He resolved that he would speak to the captain commander today. He took both letters and hid them into his sleeve and went to the first division, which, is where he now found himself.

He stood before the captain commander's desk as the old man read the letters that he had been given.

"This is a grave situation." said the captain commander rubbing his temples. "Why did you not approach me sooner."

Byakuya felt he was child being chastised for having his fingers in the cookie jar. "I felt that I would be interfering. It isn't my place interfere with other family's matters."

The older captain looked up him. "If I am not mistaken the sixth division is the division that enforces the laws of the sereite. The old man sighed and stood. There is nothing we can do now. The past is the past. He said turning away from him. The wedding is in only a few days time. Even if I called an emergency meeting of the central 46..." he turned back. "I am sorry Captain Kuchiki there isn't time."

Backyard nodded. "Thank you, sir." he said turning and leaving.

Yamamoto watched his retreating back. don't do anything rash, Byakuya Kuchiki.

A/n: Have you got a Question? Thought? Comment? A concern (IE an error or some sort [it could be something cannon I may have missed b/c my computer has been being repaired for the last two weeks so I haven't had it and I only got it back Thursday night sooooyeeah]{I STRONGLY DISLIKE HP})? Flame? Random outburst? Leave a review. I take them all! All you have to do is press the little button that says 'REVIEW'! And type a small message.

This is the section of the authors notes where I insert a witty comment... na I dont do witty comments. Or maybe... ah w/e Ah immma in a bit of a doctor who mode *OMGEXTREAMLYAWSOEMHAPPYDANCE* the new episode comes out tomorrow so ill be watching that... and the marathon that leads up to it. (yea cuz im that cool) and not writing *le sigh* but yeah...

I wanna say Thankies to Lefty11 for the review.

Also to LaliLali. I may take you up on that offer.

I may take you up on that offer.

The turtle thing made me die (of happiness) inside. It spawned one of the longest giggle attacks I have ever had. Furthermore I when I went out that night I told a friend about it and she and she also enjoyed it. Defiantly one of the better random outbursts I've seen!

More people need to be comma fascist. Honestly. I know all the grammar rules for them(commas) I just never put them in... or if I do there in the wrong spots soooo yeah hehe... my grade 12 english teacher hated marking my essay's... because my grammer fails. Basically I forgive you. :)

anybody got any ideas for a title yet?

on another note, ill have two more one shots coming out shortly. Sort of related to For Old Times Sake, but at the same time. One slightly aheahd. One set around the same time. The only problem... I need a wifi connoction so I can send them to myself from my iPod.

This authors note is getting to be exceedingly long... oh dears... well I do hope all of you have have an excellent Easter... passover... earthday... what ever you celebrate... :) I am off to veg with David Tennet, and Matt Smith. (AKA The Doctor's 10, 11!)

3 (as always)

Mel 3

edit; this had tons of error...probally still does.