Wilderness and Wind, Mages and Order - Excerpts

by EmpressHimiko

[This is an complete excerpt from an incomplete larger story] In the wake of warring states, when mages have largely been swept away and magic is in the hands of a few, Kuchiki Byakuya needs to think of his town first. He needs to keep Karakura safe. But how can he do that when Kurosaki Ichigo is invoking the right to return home? How can he do that when a wild caster seeks refuge?

2. Chapter 2

Fandom: Bleach

Title: Wilderness and Wind, Mages and Order - Excerpts #2

Pairing/Characters: Future ByakuyaxIchigo

Summary: [This is an excerpt from a story that I intend to be larger, but as of right now it is a scattered collection of scenes.] In the wake of warring states, when the mages have largely been swept away and magic is in the hands of the few, Kuchiki Byakuya needs to think of his town first. He needs to keep Karakura Town safe. But how can he do that when Kurosaki Ichigo is invoking his noble right to return home? How can he do that when a wild caster seeks refuge?

Length: This part is about 300-ish words

Rating: General/K

"Get out- Get Out!- GET OUT!" Ichigo shouted, heaving his chest with his breaths. Renji hesitated in the doorway, but left when Rukia nodded to him.

Rukia shoved him back into the bed, her eyes suddenly hard as she took in the strange flush over his face. "You need to breath," she hissed, holding his face between her hands as she deepened her own breathing. When he began to copy her, and the grey cast over his face had largely left, she released him and returned to her seat beside him.

There was a long moment of silence where Rukia refused to acknowledge the gratitude in Ichigo's eyes. She refused to look at him for a moment, her brows furrowed as she looked out at the garden.

"He means well," she said, he closed his eyes again, "hey-" she swatted him and met his irritated gaze. "Renji is doing his best. But to him- his best means making Nii-sama happy. And Nii-sama-"

"-is ready to dump me in the forest," Ichigo muttered harshly, his eyes slipped shut again. He breathed deeply, and then began again with soft tremors in his voice "I need to reconsider what I've done, I need to get out of Karakura on my own, I can't stay here, I can't stay here, I can't, not now, not anymore-"

"Ichigo-" Rukia breathed, he looked at her and saw a mixture of horror and compassion on her face. "Oh Ichigo," she pressed her cool hand against his face, "I would never let that happen- Nii-sama hasn't been thinking right. He is all about order and law, he is a warm person inside. Even if the law was wrong, I know he would help. You have every right to be here, Ichigo."

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