Semina woke up suddenly. As if she was awakening from a trance! Beside her was Katsueki Koukigyokou.
"I do not trust them!" She said suddenly.
Semina tried to rub her eyes but she couldn't move her hands!
"Don't trust who?"
The black haired girl turned towards Semina and grabbed her hands:
"Look at what they did to you!" She said .
Semina grew afraid:
"Have you gone mad? Tell me this is a joke!"
"Look at what they did to you! LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO YOU!"
"Leave me alone!"Semina screamed and writhed in dismay. "I don't know what you're talking about!" Katsueki Koukigyokou let go of her hands. Semina turned to glance behind her and she was falling into a deep dark pit. She tried to scream but no sound came out. And then she saw that she was holding on to a dead body!
"Aaaaaa…"
"Semina? Semina?" A soft voice spoke in the chilling darkness.
Semina jumped up breathing heavily. A terrified expression on her face.
"Uh…uh…uh…She was there! Dead!" She panted.
Akana looked at her .
"It's fine dear. You were having a nightmare that's all..No one's dead"
"But I could feel her!" She stammered.
Akana laughed:
"Maybe this is who you were feeling!" She giggled holding up Luna who was curled up resting against Semina's side.
The little dog yawned and began to wag it's tale.
"Oh man! You crazy inu! You want me to die from a heart attack or something?" Semina demanded tickling the chubby puppy's pink tummy.
"Well you ought to get ready…Semina dear. It's already nine in the morning!"
"Right…Oh! I have a splitting headache!"
"Maybe a nice cup of tea and some breakfast will take care of that!" Akana said stroking Luna's fur. "As for you Luna-san! It's time for your own meal!"
Semina nodded from behind the changing screen.
"I'll be right there Akana" She said adjusting her shihakousou obi belt.
(After breakfast)
"Nii-sama? Do you happen to know when Rukia will be back? I want to ask her some things"
Byakuya finished his tea:
"It depends on how long her errands in the human world are. However she may return the day after tomorrow"
"Oh…And is there any news about the squad business?"
Byakuya nodded his head:
"Starting tomorrow you are placed in the 8th Squad as third seat"
Semina almost fell down:
"Third seat? Already?...Awesome dude!...I mean…thank you Nii-sama.." Said Semina trying to keep herself from exploding into laughter. She had just said "awesome dude" to Byakuya ! That was one that Rukia would flip over!
"Do not thank me…Thank Kyoraku Taichou for insisting that I allow this to happen" Said Byakuya seriously.
Semina bowed:
"Arigatou gosaimasu for allowing this to happen" She said .
Just then Akana came into the room.
"My lord..There is a messenger from the Nishimaru clan that wishes to speak to you"
"Very well…Show him in" Byakuya said nodding.
Akana bowed and departed …Semina started getting ready to take her leave also…
"Semina…You may stay if you wish" Byakuya said.
Semina blushed…Was he asking her to stay?
"Well…If you wish me to stay…" She began.
"I said you may stay if you wish…" Byakuya said coldly.
"Please excuse me…" Semina said as coldly as he did. "I'm sure I won't be of any use"
Semina departed from the room sliding the door behind her. Then she stooped and pressed her ear against the door.
From inside the room she could hear the voice of the messenger quite clearly:
"Lord Kuchiki…I come with an invitation from my master… He humbly requests that you and your sisters be present at the gathering of noble families the Nishimaru clan is holding at their estate"
There was a pause:
"You may tell your master that I may be present" Byakuya said apathetically.
From behind the door Semina was getting anxious:
(Semina's thoughts)
I wander how these cliché gatherings are…Hmm It sounds somewhat fun though! I wander if Nii-sama will actually attend.
And besides that means that I have to be present there too!
Inside the room Byakuya had dismissed the messenger.
Semina shunpoed to her room:
"I don't think he will except the invitation…After all when Nii-sama said that he 'may' he never actually does! Oh well…There would probably be a bunch of stuck up nobles and no kids my age anyway!" Semina remarked while gazing at herself in the mirror. Suddenly she gasped. The ruby was gone!
"The knot must have come undone while I was in Nii-sama's chambers ! Damn! I ought to find that ruby right away!" Semina got up and slid the shoji door open.
"I believe this is yours?" Byakuya said handing Semina the ruby necklace.
"Yes…It's my zanpakuto's…Arigatou..."
"Semina…It seems that we are both requested to attend a gathering of the four noble families…"
"Really? Um…If you wish to attend Nii-sama.." Semina said innocently.
"Do you wish to attend?" Byakuya said.
"Well…I don't exactly know if I want to go or not…"
Byakuya secretly smiled.
"There will be many girls your age there"
Semina's eyes lit up:
"Well maybe…It would be nice to go…But only if you want to go Nii-sama"
Byakuya turned to leave the room:
"We shall depart in about two hours time...Until then finish that third seat application form and hand it to me" He said…
"Hi…Nii-sama" Semina said walking towards her desk and sitting down.
Byakuya walked into his office…He knelt by the side of his desk and turned a small wooden knob that was fastened to the side. A small secret drawer opened in front of the desk. Byakuya opened it slowly and took out a handkerchief of creamy silk. He slowly unwrapped the condense and gazed at it.
"Hisana" He murmured…as he gazed at the old photograph of his beloved wife in her wedding kimono. She seemed to be so happy that day.
(Flashback)
Byakuya walks into his bedroom where Hisana is waiting for him...
"Byakuya-sama…"
Byakuya runs to her and picks u in his arms.
"My darling…no one will harm you now! Were finally together forever!"
"Byakuya-sama…till death do us part…"
Byakuya kisses her lips:
"Not even death can do us part Hisana…"
"My darling…I am afraid…What if they try to separate us?"
Byakuya hugs her tightly:
"Just they dare! Just they dare to lay one figure on you and I swear I'll.."
"Byakuya-sama…I would never ask for such a thing…I simply want to repay you for your love…"
Byakuya smiles and lays Hisana on the bed:
"The only thing I could ever ask for is you!"
Hisana's eyes glisten.
"Aishiteru Byakuya-sama"
"My Hisana…"
(End of flashback)
Byakuya kept glancing at the photo.
"She was so happy…" "Her eyes glistened just like…"
"Nii-sama?" Semina's soft voice woke Byakuya from his trance.
He made haste to quickly hide the photos in the secret drawer once more.
"You may enter" He said in his usual clod aristocratic manner.
The figure of the petite yet charming shinigami entered briskly with the usual sunny smile on her delicate lips.
"I finished the forms as you requested. And it seems this requires your signature" She said presenting the papers to Byakuya.
Byakuya signed the papers quickly.
"You may go now Semina" He said.
His eyes met Semina's worried gaze:
"Nii-sama? Is everything alright? You seem somewhat troubled…Is there anything I can do to make you feel better?" She asked earnestly.
Byakuya looked at her stiffly:
"I am perfectly fine Semina…I assure you there is no need for you to be concerned about me!" He said abruptly.
This shook Semina. However she remained calm.
"I'm sorry for making you feel worse…I just wanted you to know… I can always help" She said softly. Before Byakuya had a chance to answer she had left the room.
Byakuya sighed . What could she do to close the wound in his heart? Nothing! But her warm and loving words kept echoing in Byakuya's head. "I can always help"…
"Can you?" Byakuya murmured .
Meanwhile at the Urahara shop Rukia was purchasing some soul candies.
"Urahara do you have Chappies?"
"Let's see…Ururu? Do we have Chappies in the storage room?"
The shy girl poked her head from the door and walked towards them:
"Yes…Owner, here they are" She said handing him five different colored plastic tubes.
"Take your pick Rukia-chan"
Rukia examined the flavors : Wild cherry, peppermint, pineapples and cream, strawberry, blackberry…
"Eto…Which one's Semina's favorite flavor again?" Rukia asked.
"Semina-chan bought pineapples and cream the last time. But this time how bout you get her some Ichigo" He said laughing.
Rukia gave Urahara a punch in the stomach.
"You dummy! Quit your perverted ideas" Rukia shouted.
"It's just a friendly suggestion…" Urahara said innocently.
"Friendly suggestion my butt! But I might as well follow it!"
Rukia said . "Alright! I'll take Wild Cherry for Nii-sama and Strawberry for Ichigo…I mean Semina"
Urahara grinned:
"That's a good idea! You know how Semina can be when she doesn't get her Ichigo every once in a while…"
Rukia answered with a harsh blow to Urahara's head:
"Dumbass!"
(At the Kuchiki estate)
The time was nearing for the party and Byakuya had decided to go tell Semina personally. He made his way through the corridors towards Semina's room. From inside the room he could clearly hear her voice.
"I'm telling you it makes me look fat Akana! I don't understand why you don't see that it makes me look fat! It's obvious!"
"Nonsense ! You look charming, beautiful and incredibly slim in this kimono Lady Semina"
"I'm going to get toasted in this thing…Geez!"
"Now..now stop complaining had let me fix your obi belt. Oh and wear this necklace with it.."
"Fine…fine. It can't be helped anyway"
"Stop having worries about looking fat! Honestly Lady Semina I believe your too slim for your age! You ought to eat more young lady!"
"I'm a girl Akana! I'm supposed to worry about these things a little. I'm not vain but I do know when something makes me look fat!"
"Oh! You are utterly impossible! Just like your mother! She always wanted to wear boy's clothes instead of her elegant kimonos..."
"Well maybe she needed a nice pair of jeans …Instead of a kimono.."
Byakuya shook his head…That human world! Always spoiling Soul Society teen agers. He remembered how Rukia had started going around with jeans in the house…He sighed.
"Akana" He said .
The door slid slightly open and Akana came out:
"Lady Semina is ready Master"
Byakuya nodded .
The door opened a little more and Byakuya's eyes met Semina.
She looked absolutely stunning ! She wore a formal kimono of soft pastel green silk with water lilies of black silk embroidered on it . Her hair was held up by a clip of black jade while two strands of her brown cascades of hair rippled down the sides of her face. On her neck was a pendent on a slim white gold chain. It formed a green jade peony that was in bloom.
Semina's makeup was discreet, just a little mascara and translucent lip gloss. This somewhat jarred with her traditional clothing. She stepped up to Byakuya and smiled. As she stood in front of him, the scent of her Miss Cherie Dior perfume seemed to circle around him like a blessing.
"Um…Nii-sama?" Her voice broke the silence of the moment.
Byakuya awoke from his trance and tuned towards the hall way.
"Let us go" He said softly leading the way.
"Now remember what I told you my dear!" Akana whispered as Semina hastened after Byakuya.
They both got into the carriage that was to take them to the Nishimaru manner and sat down .
Throughout the journey Semina was lost in her world of thought. She kept going through scenes of happy parties spent with friends and enchanting times of her and Ichigo sitting alone on the balcony getting ready to kiss…Someone always had to interrupt…Once it was a drunken Keigo…Another time it was Rukia! Maybe she and Ichigo were never meant to be…
While lost in her world Semina gave a quick glance at Byakuya. She was surprised to see that he was looking right back at her! They both looked elsewhere as if eye contact between them was forbidden. Semina briefly closed her eyes and saw Byakuya's eyes gazing at her. Sometimes they appeared gray and sometimes diamond blue. Hers never changed color …They were always the warm yet determined honey brown.
Byakuya sat looking out the window as they passed through Seretei…In his mind were Semina's eyes. In them he saw eternal sadness, fire, ice that cannot freeze, poison that cannot kill…Everything of the riddle Semina was for him…She was so much more than he knew…And deep inside him he wished he knew…Yes. He wanted to know!
They finally arrived at the Nishimaru manner.
"Lord Kuchiki! It is an honor to have you within my humble home" Lord Nishimaru said bowing lightly.
"Lord Nishimaru" Byakuya said following Nishimaru's gesture.
"Ah! This must be the lovely Lady Semina!" Said Lord Nishimaru kissing Semina's hand "Why it is true that you depict Lady Yuki in every way my dear!" He said
"Thank you Lord Nishimaru" Semina said blushing.
"My you are truly a beauty to grace Soul Society with your presence my Lady" He said .
Semina blushed furiously.
Byakuya huffed. He never liked Lord Nishimaru..He was always hitting on young beautiful girls even back at shinigami academy.
(Flashback)
"Oh Nishimaru-senpai stop teasing me!"
A young Lord Nishimaru grins enigmatically.
"On the contrary my sweet cherry lipped Lady ! What I say is true! You alone are the love of my life! Would you consider baring my heirs?"
"Oh Nishimaru-senpai!"
"No! Nishimaru-senpai you said I was the love of your life!"
"No it was I!"
"You are all insane! It was me!"
"No! It was me!"
"Me!"
"ME!"
A crowd of girls gather around Nishimaru.
"Ladies! Ladies! Please! You can all take turns!" Nishimaru laughed.
Byakuya sat at his desk disgusted.
"When will you stop being such a sick bastard Nishimaru?"
"You jealous Kuchiki? If you weren't such a barbarian you would find a girlfriend !"
"Shut up! Bastard!" Byakuya shouts.
"Nishimaru-senpai! Don't get Kuchiki-sama angry"
Another group of girls gathers around Byakuya.
"Kuchiki-senpai! Will you go out with me?"
"No! ME!"
"No! It must be me!"
"Will you please be on your way ladies?" Byakuya said covering his ears and giving them a cold stabbing look.
"Ha! See Kuchiki? Your such a barbarian!"
"I told you to shut up you son of a…" Byakuya started.
"Kuchiki Byakuya!"
Byakuya turned .
"Gii-sama…"
Ginrei shook his head.
"Once again you are acting like a barbarian!"
"But I…"
"No buts young man! If I ever hear you speak like this to Nishimaru again!"
"Uhhh…Hi Gii-sama…"
(End of flashback)
"Lord Nishimaru" Byakuya said firmly.
"Oh pardon me Lord Kuchiki…Your sister's beauty is so dazzling that it blinded my humble eyes!"
"Oh…Lord Nishimaru….You flatter me …" Semina said smiling shyly.
"Semina…" Byakuya hissed.
"Um…Perhaps you would like to join the other beautiful little princesses…Please follow me" Lord Nishimaru said with a flattering smile.
Semina and Byakuya fallowed after him. The Nishimaru manner wasn't half as big as the Kuchiki manner but it had a happy and cozy atmosphere that the Kuchiki manner had always lacked…
"Uh! Here we are!" Lord Nishimaru said stopping in front of a large door. He slid it open and motioned for Semina to walk in.
"Ladies ! This is Miss Kuchiki Semina!" Lord Nishimaru said.
A rather large group of girls looked up. The oldest were fifteen(Shinigami age: 115) and the youngest about eight(Shinigami age: 80). The stood there motionlessly looking at Semina.
"Ayumi dear?" Lord Nishimaru called.
A fifteen year old girl with raven black hair and blue eyes walked elegantly up to them.
"Welcome Lady Semina…Please do not take notice of the others…They are merely dazzled at the sight of a Kuchiki…Come and join us" She said smiling sweetly.
"I thank you Lady Ayumi" Semina said smiling the same way.
Ayumi took her hand and lead her to the other girls. She turned and glanced at Lord Nishimaru"
"Father…"
"Yes…Indeed…Come Lord Kuchiki let us leave the maidens in peace shall we?"
The door closed …
Semina sat down in a formal seiza style and looked at the others. They were clearly afraid to even speak to her.
Just then a smaller girl began to cry…
"Kiki!" Hissed a girl next to her.
Semina pulled herself closer to the girl.
"What's wrong little one?" She asked softly.
"Please Lady Semina she didn't mean it.." The girl next to Kiki pleaded.
"Hey chill out! I'm not going to eat her or something…"
"You aren't going to punish her for showing disrespect?"
"I'm not a tyrant you know! Calm down, will you!"
The little girl kept crying.
Semina searched in the folds of her sleeves and produced something.
"Psssst Kiki honey? Will you look at me?" Semina said softly.
The little girl shook her head.
"Alright…I guess I'll eat this lollypop on my own!" Semina chuckled.
Kiki looked up.
"What flavor is it?"
"Kiki! Such insolence!" The girl next to her said.
"Let me handle this…" Semina said winking at the girl.
"It's berries and cream"
Kiki's face lit up.
"Here you go Kiki-chan" Semina said giving the little one the lollypop.
"Thanks…" Kiki said giving Semina a big hug.
"Kiki! How dare you do something like this?" The girl scolded again.
But she was surprised when she saw Semina hugging her back.
"What's your name?" Semina asked the astonished girl.
"My-my name is Sayuri lady Semina"
Semina winked at her.
"Cool name! And please just call me Semina!"
"If you insist…Semina" Said Sayuri lightly smiling.
"How dare you speak to someone out of your rank in society?"
Ayumi shouted at Sayuri.
The girl bowed:
"Forgive me Lady Nishimaru…I…Well I" She mumbled.
"Spit it out!" The girl shouted impatiently.
"I insisted she'd talk to me Lady Ayumi" Said Semina sternly. "But that gives you now authorization to treat her like she's a mere nothing!"
"What are you talking about Lady Semina! Truly you must not now that she is of the lowest amongst our family imaginable!" Said Ayumi scornfully. "Her parents are not even of noble blood!"
"So what? She's still one of us?"
Ayumi laughed and took Semina's hands in hers:
"Truly my dear Semina-san you have a few things to learn! Come and join us here were we are of pure blood and leave the tainted ones to their fortunate experience of ever laying eyes on you or even stepping foot in here for that matter!"
Semina was about open her mouth and say something really un-Lady like when the door opened slowly to reveal a small servant girl about Kiki's age walking in carrying a tray with tea cups and snacks on it.
"Set it down there and then leave!" Ayumi said not even bothering to look in the girl's direction.
Semina looked concerned at the little girl. She seemed to stager under the weight of the tray. She remained there watching.
"Semina dear? Will you join us?" Ayumi said gracefully enticing Semina to walk by her side.
"Yea…whatever" Semina mumbled and walked towards the sitting cushion. Yet no sooner had she sat down a loud crash was heard from behind her. She swiftly turned and saw the little servant girl lying in a pile of broken tea cups and plates with a pool of tea around her.
Semina's first concern was to get up and help the child when Ayumi stopped her.
"Let me handle this" She said darkly.
Semina's eyes lowered in horror at the stick Ayumi held in her hands.
"What are you going to?... Surely !" Semina started .
Ayumi walked briskly over to the young child who cowered in fear.
"Insolent little bitch! How dear you show such impertinence in front of me!" She said raising the stick and getting ready to bring it down on the defenseless child with all her strength.
The girl steeled herself for the merciless beating when time seemed to freeze!
The child looked up. Ayumi had frozen! Her stick held back by none other than Semina!
"Don't you dare do such a monstrous thing" She hissed.
"Do not test me Kuchiki!" Ayumi hissed equally . "I will punish this brat"
"Not if I can help it Nishimaru" Semina said grabbing the stick and braking it.
"Huh! What do you think you are doing?" Ayumi demanded.
"Showing you some manners"
Ayumi stepped back. "Listen here you.."
"No ! You listen! From the moment I stepped in here I've been listening to you about who's tainted and who's not! This girl may not be of noble blood but she's has a soul, a heart and feelings! You aren't superior just because you call her a bitch and hit her! Coward!" Semina said flinging the broken stick away.
Ayumi huffed outraged :
"I would never expect such Un-Lady like behavior from your clan!"
"The one with the Un-Lady like behavior is you! And you now what? I'd rather be a servant than have the likes of you as my friend !" Semina said . All the girls rose from their seats and began to clap.
"What is this? How dare you?"
"Semina-chan's right Ayumi! Your always lecturing us on who's inferior and who's superior! We've had enough of it!"
"You think you are so superior? You are nothing without your father!" Sayuri hissed helping the little servant girl up.
"Face it Ayumi! We've had enough of you! Quit acting like a total jerk!" Semina said crossing her arms.
Through the slightly opened door Byakuya watched…He never knew that Semina was a such a rebel! Maybe she was truly like their mother. Nevertheless Byakuya disagreed with what was going on! He decided that he would speak to Semina once the gathering was at an end…
Inside the room Ayumi was flabbergasted. She walked slowly and sat in front of Semina.
"You daughter of a shameless whore! " She shouted
Every girl gasped!
Semina's eyes flashed. Her palm struck strongly against Ayumi's face…Making her fall down abruptly.
"Call my mother a whore again and I won't hesitate to dice you!" Semina hissed.
Ayumi sat there astounded. She had never been struck before in her life!
"You! You…struck me!" She said breathlessly.
"Someone once told me…That if you can't educate a moron with words! Use your hands! Back then I didn't understand…until I got my first slap!" Semina said giving her hand to Ayumi.
"Why are you helping me?" Ayumi said slowly.
"Cause you got what was coming and now you just ought to apologize to all of us" Said Semina helping her up.
Ayumi gasped. Even after insulting Semina…She still was willing to forgive her! Ayumi knelt down and bowed low.
"Please I beg you to forgive my behavior….I never was able to see things the way you do! I was always taught to…" She was interrupted by two arms around her waist. Semina was hugging her!
"I don't hold grudges at my friends…" Semina said softly.
The other girls froze.
"Semina-san!"
"Who would have thought that she would forgive Ayumi for…"
"How noble!"
They all began to cheer in unison. Ayumi's eyes filled with tears as she hugged Semina back.
"I'm so sorry! I'm sorry for everything!"
"It's alright…as long as you mean what you say" Semina said .
"Girls…I'm very sorry…And Sayuri –san please exept my deepest apologies" Ayumi said solemnly.
Sayuri blushed.
"Lady Ayumi….I"
"Let's quit it with the emotional talk and have some fun!" Said a voice behind the group of girls.
"Shihoin-sama" Ayumi turned and bowed to Yoruichi.
"Yo! Long time no see! Ayumi! You still a bitch I see" Yoruichi said patting her back.
"Not anymore Yoruichi-chan!" Semina said winking at Ayumi.
"That's my awesome girl the Kuchiki rebel !" Yoruichi said slapping Semina a high five.
"What are you doing here anyway?"
"I got bored with all the others in there and I couldn't tease Byakuya-bo either so I forced him to tell me where you were and here I am!" Yoruichi laughed. "Maybe I owe him a cherry blossom fiethish prize!"
Semna exploded with laughter.
"Yo-yoruichi you really are the worst!"
"Yea! Yea! Whatever! Let's have some fun cause am sick of being a Lady!"
Semina smiled enigmatically.
"Hey mina-san! How bout we have some fun huh?"
The girls looked at each other in unwillingly and then nodded in unison.
"Hell Yeah!" They all shouted including Ayumi.
Semina nodded. This party wasn't so boring after all.
It was late in the afternoon and Byakuya had began to grow weary of the celebration. He decided that he and Semina were leaving. He slowly made his way over to the room were all the girls were. From inside he could hear screams and laughs.
'What are they doing?' He thought .
He slowly slid the door a little open and gazed inside.
"My turn! Truth or dare….Uhhhh let's see….Semina!"
"Oh me again?"
"Yup you've got guts" Yoruichi's familiar voice boomed.
"I choose dare!" Semina said .
"I dare you to do your impersonation of teen age Byakuya-bo"
Byakuya's eyes widened :
'If she dares!' He thought angrily.
"I can't ! I don't know how he was as a teen ager!"
"Okay I'll do it!"
Yoruichi stood up .
"You damned were-cat! Give me back my hair band right now!
You bitchy were-cat If you don't give me back my sash I'm going to unleash the cherry blossoms of fury on you!"
All the girls exploded. Semina and Ayumi were lying on each other gasping for breath.
"I can't take it! It's priceless!" Semina gasped.
"My dad told me that once in shinigami academy a girl poured ink on Kuchiki-sama's hair but it didn't show !" Ayumi laughed.
"My dad told me that Yoruichi-chan once put a frog in his bathtub!" Another girl laughed.
"Well ! I can tell you about what Yachiru does every day !" Semina said . "That's why…Rule number one! Nii-sama always keeps a lollypop inside of his sleeves."
"Now that's what I call smart thinking"
"That's Kuchiki-sama for you!"
"Uhhh! Kuchiki taichou! I totally wish I was older!"
"Myano stop your dreaming again! Last week it was Kira-fukutaichou then the Substitue shinigami and now Kuchiki taichou!"
"Can I help it if he stole my cute little heart?" Myano said blushing.
"Geez for a such a young age! You really have perverted thoughts!" Semina said.
"My onii-chan has these great magazines from the human world that…."
"Shut up you perv! Don't start with that again!"
Semina shook her head:
"Never act like those magazines Mayano-chan!"
"But there so cool!"
"Uh! You are the biggest perv in Soul Society !" A taller girl by the name of Yamada said .
"Ne Yamada-chan…You should take those magazines away from her!"
Suddenly Semina caught sight of Byakuya who was motioning for her to come.
"Uno…I guess it's time for me to go"
"Bye Semi-chaaaan!"
"Bye Ayumi!Hey Yamada! Don't let Mayano read any of those magazines! Oh and Sayuri get your sister more lollypops!" Seminas said rushing towards the door.
"Wait Semina! I'm coming too! I've had enough!" Yoruichi said running after Semina.
The both walked on towards the gates of the manner .
Byakuya was waiting for Semina by the carriage .
"Gomenasai Nii-sama! I didn't mean to keep you waiting .
"Yo ! Byakuya-bo" Yoruichi chimed.
"Were-cat" Byakuya mumbled "Come Semina we are leaving"
"Bye Yoruichi-chan! Semina said hugging her!"
"I'll call ya tonight and we can chit-chat! Oh and by the way Rukia told me to give you these!" She said tossing a small plastic bag to Semina.
"Soul Candies?"
"Yup ! New flavors for you and Byakuya-bo over there. Well catch you later!"
Semina peered into the bag and got the tubes of candy out of it.
"Hmm…Nii-sama! This is for you!" Semina said handing Byakuya the wild cherry flavored Sould Candy.
Byakuya examined it.
"The small print is in a foreign language"
Semina examined hers:
"English Soul Candy? Well that's one I've never heard before!"
As they began their journey home Semina examined her Soul Candy.
"Mine is Ichigo flavored" She said
Byakuya looked up sharply at the mention of Ichigo.
"As in strawberry flavored" Semina said laughing.
Byakuya almost sighed out loud with relief. He hated that puny strawberry with all his heart! He had decided that after he and Ichigo fought, he would never eat strawberries ever again!
Yet there was nothing wrong with wild cherry flavor! Was there?