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Byukaxhisa4eva: Byakuya is, according to the series, OOC. But, I wanted to make him less cold and emotionless back THEN and then the loss of his wife changes him later on during what we see in Bleach.

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The House of Kuchiki

CHAPTER THREE

The sun came up the next morning and found its way through the shades of Hisana's windows to her closed eyelids. Opening her eyes slowly, she sat up and stretched, looking around slowly. She scanned the room and planned her 'battle plan', as she liked to call it, for the morning routine. Shower, uniform, hair, food, pack my lunch, sandals, practice weapon, then leave, she decided with a nod as she stood up and headed towards the bathroom.

Stepping into the shower, she began slowly washing her hair, recapping the events of the previous night in her mind for what seemed to be at least the hundredth time she'd done so. She wasn't sure if it actually happened, but judging from how many details she remembered, it couldn't have been just a dream.

If it had been, however, it would have been the first nice one she had had in a long time.

She stepped out the shower soon after, having completed her shower routine. Drying herself off with the towel, she looked at herself in the mirror, still lost in thought.

Would he actually have an interest in walking with me? Sliding open her closet, she picked out her school uniform and carefully began putting it on. I mean... I don't even think he would have known of my existence had I not crashed into him. But even so... Hisana shook her head, dismissing her seemingly crazy thoughts.

After straightening herself out in the mirror, she ran her fingers through her hair, then fetched her brush to brush out any knots. Hisana watched her hair go from the brushed-down straight it was after a shower to the usual style she was so used to with a sigh. Glancing out of the window, she frowned. I should hurry up if I don't want to be late...

Almost completely on the other side of Seireitei, Kuchiki Byakuya had just finished his morning tea with a sigh. The members of his house had bothered him about finding a wife again during breakfast that morning, and that certainly was a topic he was tired of talking about. Women of the noble class were so boring, and none of them even interested him in any way. As head of the clan, he felt he should have the decision as to who he married, when he married, and whether he married within his own social level. Apparently, though, doing so would be a disgrace to the noble name of the Kuchiki clan.

They really couldn't have picked a worse time to throw finding a woman in my face... Byakuya frowned. Hisana seemed pleasant. She was certainly beautiful, and seemed to be kind. Her voice was almost melodic in a way, and he couldn't exactly explain what it was he liked about her eyes. Or the way she looked when she blushed.

Shaking his head to clear the thoughts running through his head, he stood. No, it was nothing. He was just tired. Lack of sleep, that was what all that was. Besides... She was from Rukongai, wasn't she? There was no way he could even consider being FRIENDS with her. And yet...

No. No, she just happened to surprise him, that's all. Threw him off guard. Kept him company on his usually solitary night walks... there was nothing there except that they were both turning the same corner at the same time. No more, no less. ... right?

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There! Sorry if it's a little short, I just didn't wanna give too much away too quickly. Then things aren't much fun, right?

R&R, please. :D Chapter four should be up soon, keep an eye out. Also, after 5/28, school starts up again so updating MIGHT go a little slower. I tend to be a slacker when it comes to school work anyways, so it shouldn't affect this TOO much, but just in case.

Also, I wanted to throw this out there for you readers If you have anything you want to happen at one point or another, you can throw ideas out there in a review, or drop me a PM (Or find me on AIM: keedoe goes rawr).