Author's note: Yes, I'm back again! Please read and enjoy and I'll love you forever…Okay guys, I just want to let you know, I can't update as much because, I'm getting a time restriction on my laptop time, so I'm sorry if I update slower. I cannot afford to lose time on my school; I'm already failing as it is. I'm sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach
2 years later:
Rukia jumped off the horse and tied it to a tree and looked around with heightened senses and a quick breath as she saw nobody and walked into the church and gave a smile as she saw Hisagi and the priest already there. She raised her hands up to untie the little knot holding the deep black cloak on her shoulders and let it slip and go onto her arms as she folded it and stepped up and the priest gave her a smile. Hisagi interlocked his hands with her and Hisagi nudged her.
"Are you ready?" Hisagi asked and Rukia smiled as she looked behind her temporarily and gave him a smile.
"Always will be, now could you kind sir hurry up? We both have a coronation to go to soon." Rukia asked and the priest nodded before he started.
Thirty minutes later:
Rukia's brown horse galloped as Rukia tightened her hold on the reins and she quickly saw the palace and jumped off immediately after she stopped the horse and servants quickly took the horse back into the stables. Rukia quickly grasped her pale white hands and grabbed fistfuls of her dark blue pleated dress as the servants opened the door and she stepped in and hurriedly walked into the great hall. She looked around behind the dusted blue colored pillars and then slipped in, hiding her right hand behind her back and taking off the cold object on her hand and slipped it in her pocket. She found Momo immediately and Momo saw her and waved her over; Rukia gave a short smile and walked over. Momo smiled at her, Rukia took one good look at Momo, and she was really dressed up. Momo had her hair down, but it was tucked behind her ears, she was wearing a lot of makeup, emerald drop earrings that had diamonds encrusted around it, and a matching necklace, with a bracelet, and a ring on her ring finger. She also had on a light pink dress on with little peaches decorating the bottom with branches that were embroidered on until it was high enough to her waist. Momo held out her hand to Rukia and Rukia grasped it with her own smaller pale white hand.
"Are you excited?" Rukia asked as they interlocked arms and began walking around the hall and Momo smiled at her.
"I am so excited, I wish you were here earlier for the wedding, it was spectacular." Momo said dreamily and Rukia rolled her eyes while smiling.
"I hope you have a nice life being married, I can't believe it, my little sister, getting married before me, and I feel so jealous." Rukia said in a snobbish voice and Momo laughed.
"Oh Rukia, don't be jealous, at least you are the only one that sees me before I go off to the bedchamber for the first time with Toshirou." Momo said nervously as she squeezed Rukia's hand and Rukia squeezed it back with a little glee.
"Don't worry Momo, you'll do just fine, besides, I think both of you are just a little bit too bed shy." Rukia teased and Momo pouted her pink lips, if used that way, it could mean teasing, or seducing, it just depended on how Momo used it.
"That's not funny Rukia!" Momo retorted as Rukia started laughing her airy laugh and got all of her friend's attentions and they quickly came over, Rukia saw Hisagi smiling at her and Rukia smiled back as she remembered what had happened forty five minutes ago.
"Hey Rukia, where did you go this morning, you missed one of the best weddings of the world!" Renji said and Rukia rolled her eyes and waved her hand.
"I was out somewhere, taking a horse back ride, I just needed some…fresh air." Rukia said as Momo let go of her hand and then Rukia heard a sharp squeal emit from Momo's lips and saw Hitsugaya coming from behind and wrapping an arm around her waist and kissed her cheek.
"So you missed your own sister's and best friend's wedding for some 'fresh air' Rukia, that is ridiculous." Hitsugaya replied with a smirk and Rukia rolled her eyes before she kicked him in the knee slightly.
"Besides, I would be laughing at you anyways, so I don't think you would have wanted any interruptions." Rukia teased as Hisagi came up to her side and Rukia and Hisagi interlocked fingers loosely, even though they should have held it tighter.
"You just keep on saying that, you know what, at your wedding, I'm going to laugh at you, that is, even if you get married." Hitsugaya joked and Rukia stuck out her tongue at him.
"Don't worry, when I do get married, I'm going to kick you in the shins and you'll be screaming in pain and embarrassing yourself as a King." Rukia joked and Hitsugaya rolled his eyes before he kissed Momo on the cheek and whispered in her ear.
"I can't wait for tonight my wife." Hitsugaya said before he left to go attend some other business and Momo turned ten shades of fake crimson.
Later that night:
"Now Momo, use everything that was taught, don't be afraid." Rukia said as she was tying up the last of Momo's new nightgown she was going to wear from now on as a wife and Momo bit her lip nervously.
"I don't want to disappoint him! I mean, he's the king, he'll probably divorce me, and can't you give me any tips?" Momo asked nervously and Rukia laughed as she smiled and finished tying the knot and patted Momo's back before she grabbed Momo's shoulders and turned her around and gave her a short smile.
"I'm afraid I can't, I haven't done it before, but you must tell me all of the details tomorrow morning little sister." Rukia said as she kissed Momo's forehead and Momo smiled before she grasped Rukia's hand and kissed the back of it and rubbed it before she left and Rukia smiled as she waved at Momo. As soon as Momo got out of Rukia's room, a new figure stepped in and Rukia stood silently and he came over and hugged Rukia and kissed her.
"Now, why aren't you in your sleeping gown?" Hisagi asked in a husky voice and brought her over to the bed and Rukia smiled as he laid her down.
"I was too busy to put it on, you must forgive me." Rukia teased and Hisagi got on top of her and placed adoring kisses on her face freely and took out all of the hair ornaments that hung in her hair.
"Don't worry, all is forgiven…soon." Hisagi said before Rukia giggled and kissed him swiftly.
(Sorry for fast forwarding, but I have too!) The next morning:
Momo sighed as she was reading the novel; it was currently a romance one for her. Oh, how she loved them. She was in her study and sighing as she read the 'romantic' scene, it was sappy, but she somehow loved it. It was quiet and she was alone that was…until the door opened, in a hurry actually, Momo looked up and saw Kira with a big smile on his face. Momo put her book down, leaving the ribbon placing the part where she left off as a bookmark and Momo put her hands primly in her lap and sweetly smiled.
"Hello Izuru, what are you doing here?" Momo asked with a sweet voice and Kira smiled at her and bent down until he was on his knees.
"Did you hear? Your older sister Rukia got married to Hisagi! Yeah, the only reason she wasn't at your wedding was because she was getting married herself, isn't that great news Momo?!" Kira said excitingly, Momo let her jaw drop…
This would ruin Rukia's reputation.
Momo placed her jaw back up and then cleared her throat.
"Kira, don't you see? This isn't good news! She'll…she'll be destroyed, she'll be disowned, and this is not a good thing! I'm going to go tell mother and father right now, go get Hisagi's parents right now." Momo demanded and she got up quickly and Kira caught her arm.
"Momo, why are you doing this? This is her life, not yours, I'm sure you can cut a few rules on her." Kira said, he pleaded; he didn't want his best friend going sad for life.
"I do not care, I'm the queen and I have rules to uphold, even though she is my sister, I need to help her, I'm doing the right thing Kira, now go get his parents." Momo said as she took her arm away from Kira's grasp and then picked up her skirts and ran out of the room and down the hall and into the study where led to her parents…
Meanwhile:
"I think the house will look lovely in the spring time Hitsugaya, if you would just add some cherry blossoms, that would be appreciated, you know how much we both like them." Rukia suggested as they searched the courtyards and Hitsugaya shrugged.
"But Momo doesn't like them, which are the problem, she only likes peaches and I don't like peaches." Hitsugaya complained he really did want to take up Rukia's offer, he really did, and he loved the smell of the cherry blossoms.
"How about plum blossoms, I know she is a sucker for those." Rukia laughed and so did Hitsugaya as they looked over a spot where to exactly plant a plum blossom tree. They then scoured the whole courtyard until they stopped at an area where it was empty, just soil, but it looked healthy. Rukia looked around and saw that Momo probably wouldn't look in this area and then bent down and Hitsugaya looked at her confused as her hand picked up particles of the soil and rubbed them together. Rukia made a smile and then turned her head to smile at Hitsugaya.
"This area is good for planting our cherry blossom tree." Rukia said as she got up and dusted off her hands, wiping them on her dress, making sure no dirt go on her clean, pristine, and luxurious brown fabric that was her dress. Hitsugaya looked at her with an arched brow and Rukia laughed.
"I am not planting a cherry blossom; I am not going to risk getting castrated by my own wife." Hitsugaya said sternly and Rukia pouted a little bit, she wanted this damn tree so much, just to remind them of their friendship. Hitsugaya looked at her pout and then rolled his eyes and then gave in.
"Please Hitsugaya, just to remind us of our friendship?" Rukia asked with a cute voice, that no one could resist, and when she was littler, it had an even huger effect. Hitsugaya then sighed and smoothed a hand over his white hair.
"Fine, I'll go tell the gardener later, now let's head back." Hitsugaya said as he started walking back and Rukia immediately followed and then was met straight with a messenger who bowed.
"Ms. Kuchiki-Sama, please go to your parent's study, they wish to see you right now." The messenger said and Rukia nodded primly.
"Alright, dismissed, I'll see you later Hitsugaya!" Rukia called out as she picked up her skirts and then ran towards the study that Byakuya and Hisana were currently in unaware what lay ahead for her.
Forty minutes later:
Rukia fought the urge to stomp her foot like a little five year old, but she wanted to so badly, a little tap against the floor wouldn't hurt, would it?
"Rukia Kuchiki, me and your mother raised you to be a good noble, the perfect daughter, and you just completely destroyed yourself when you married Hisagi Shuuhei, I thought I taught you better." Byakuya said angrily, Rukia swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat, she was standing right next to Hisagi, Hisana, and Byakuya were sitting down, and Hisagi's parents were there as well, Hisagi had his head bowed down.
"I didn't even know he was supposed to marry her Father, you did teach me better; do not act like I'm a little insolent child!" Rukia nearly yelled and Byakuya glared at her.
"You are certainly acting like one right now Rukia. It is decided; you will speak to no one about this, give up the ring, and then resume your normal life." Byakuya said as he took a drink of water, trying to moisten his dry throat. Rukia felt the tears brimming up at her eyes, she stubbornly wiped them away.
"Damn it Father, why can't you just let me be?!" Rukia yelled and got a glare sent to her way by Hisagi's parents.
"Shut your mouth little girl, you have no right to speak to your father that way, listen to what he says, not act like a five year old!" Hisagi parents scolded, "Hisagi, you are going to get married to Nadeshiko and that's final." Hisagi's father said sternly and Rukia widened her eyes when she saw Hisagi nod slightly, his head still bowed down. Rukia then wiped a hand across her forehead.
"Rukia, just do what he says Rukia, you know its right." Hisana said gently and Hisagi finally looked up at Rukia and took her right hand, the one holding the precious gem on her finger, Hisagi looked at Rukia with sorrow in his eyes.
"I am so sorry, this is goodbye." Hisagi's fingers inched towards the ring and Rukia shivered and felt the solemn tear slip down her cheek as he jerked it off her finger and then left the room and Rukia looked at him with a trembling jaw and tears that fell continuously. Rukia turned and looked at Byakuya and Hisana, to make them see the tears and then she ran out of the room. She knew someone, she knew someone had told them, and who else could contact her mother and father personally in private except her?
Momo Hitsugaya.
Rukia's tears fell freely as she barged out of the room and turned the corner to see Momo leaning up against the wall and then jerk her back up straight to catch Rukia's arm.
"Rukia, are you alright?" Momo asked, seeing the tears that ran down Rukia's face, Rukia jerked her arm away.
"Get away from me! I hate you Momo!" Rukia hissed at her, the halls echoing her sentences. Momo gaped at her; such venom ran behind her words.
"I did what was good for you, if you stayed married to him, you would have ruined your life, your reputation!" Momo pointed out, defending herself and Rukia felt more of the stupid salty liquid fall and seep into the line of her lips.
"I don't care! I wouldn't care! I wouldn't care, he didn't either, you just cost me my freedom, now, Mother and Father are angry at me and surely will keep me on a short leash, you just did what you thought was good for your reputation." Rukia snarled and Momo glared at her, hatred spewed up into her throat.
"No I didn't Rukia; I was being a good sister!" Momo retorted and Rukia snorted.
"Yeah right, now that you are the queen, all you need to do is keep your family reputation and your reputation all nice and clean, if word gets out that your sister got married, it would surely make people look down upon you. I get it Momo, but I hope you are happy, now, just think about my happiness. You are not my sister anymore." Rukia said before she walked fiercely, her feet creating heavy footsteps and Momo watched as she walked away, crying. Momo then sighed and then walked in the other direction, feeling no regret. She had done the right thing.
Of course she did.
She was just helping her sister.
Or was she?
Author's note: Yes, finally updated! It feels like forever! Please review!!!
Peace!!!