(disclaimer- i do NOT own bleach or any of the characters!! i only own Rin Kurenai)

After getting situated in her new room at the Kuchiki manor, dinner was just being served. A servant ushered her into the dining hall where Byakuya was already starting on his evening meal. Rin gracefully sat on the cushion that was given to her and waited for her meal to be served. Her light blue grey eyes roamed around the room, silently looking and taking in the new surroundings that presented itself to her. Byakuya had set his rice bowl down and sipped his tea, all the while secretly staring at Rin as she looked around.

"Do you like this place?" he asked while setting the cup down.

"Yes. Thank you for letting me stay." she bowed slightly to show her gratitude and respect, "Do you know when they'll be done with the renovations on my home?"

"No." he looked straight at her, never letting his gaze falter for a second off her face.

"Oh, okay." she shifted around a bit under his gaze. Luckily for her the servant walked in with her beef vegetable rice, which made Byakuya end his staring contest before anyone else saw. The young lady bowed and hurried out the door leaving them in silence like before. Rin looked at her food, everything looked great and it smelled good as well, but her hunger just wasn't up at the moment. Byakuya stared at her, again, wondering why she hadn't touched her food but only stared at it.

"You should eat." he broke the silence.

"I'm not hungry right now." she replied still looking down.

"Why?" he asked.

"I'm not sure." she lied. Her stomach was too full of butterflies to even think about food.

"You lied." he replied.

She snapped her head up, "Excuse me?"

"You heard me." his eyes darkened, " I do not like to repeat myself."

"How do you know I lied?" she folded her arms across her chest.

"Your lip quivers when you lie."

"No they don't!" she blurted before she could stop herself.

"How do you know you lie then?" he smirked slightly.

"I don't." she mumbled under her breath.

"Then I am right, and you lied." he was getting cocky.

"Fine I did.", she leaned across the table, "You want to know why I'm not eating?"

"Yes."

"Nervousness." she looked him straight in the eye.

"Why?" he asked.

"It's a new place and I'm out of my comfort zone. It's pretty understandable if you were in my shoes."

He leaned back, apparently happy with the answer, " I understand then. It is only natural."

" Thank you, Kuchiki-sama." she smiled warmly.

"Byakuya." he simply said.

Her eyes widened a bit, "Uhh thank you, Byakuya."

He slowly closed his eyes. The strain of today's events were catching up to him, and he had a feeling tomorrow would be just as hectic with Rin hanging around his place learning the ropes of shinigami captain's work. He rubbed his temples relieving any minor headaches that tried to take hold.

"Byakuya, are you okay?" Rin tenderly asked.

His grey eyes opened up and looked at the petite shinigami. Her eyes were now a slight green and narrowed onto him, she looked worried and tense. He shook his head and stood up.

"Goodnight Rin." he looked at her quickly, then turned and left through a door that she didn't enter through.

Her thoughts were scrambled up into one giant ball that she couldn't untangle. It was frustrating her. It was mostly of work and how well she could be captain, and the small but overwhelming part was why Byakuya Kuchiki was acting so weird. As long as she can remember he never acted like this since the death of Hisana Kuchiki, his first wife. When she was just a foot soldier under the command of Jyuushiro she had only heard of his infamous cold attitude and the lack of compassion for anyone else that crossed his path. Everything was a duty or a mission to him. Rin didn't think too much on the 6th squad captain much, his attitude in her words were distasteful and a big turn-off. But now as she sat in his house and the conversation they had just shared she couldn't help but feel guilty and totally wrong about his personality. And this time she didn't mind being wrong.

A smile played across her lips, as she stood up and left. Her food was untouched but somehow even if he wasn't there she wasn't going to eat. Too much on her mind.