I Promise…

By Melissa

Italics= Flashback

Disclaimer:: I do not own any of the characters of the background story line. That all belongs to Tite Kubo, creator of Bleach. All rights reserved. Constructive criticism is welcome. No flames please.

Chapter 2

Light. Bright flowing sparkles surrounded her head, like fairy lights. Her smile was mesmerizing, her face intoxicating, her smile all encompassing. Byakuya sat, meditating and thinking about his love, his whole heart. It had been three months since they had first met that fateful day and they had had many more meetings since.

"Byakuya, can I speak to you?" Byakuya's grandfather interrupted his memories, cutting through the peacefulness like a slash of chaos.

"Of course, grandfather." He stood up, blinking away his pleasant thoughts.

"I've noticed you're temper has dissipated some. Is there a reason for this sudden change in behavior?" His grandfather raised his eyebrows, wanting to know the secret his grandson had been keeping.

"No reason, grandfather. I've been trying to work on my temper before becoming a captain. I want to be the best leader possible." He lied.

"Hmm… well I've heard that you've been seen with a woman. Is this true?"

"I don't know who would have told you that but it certainly is not. I'm too focused on my captain's exam. Now, if you don't mind, I would like to go train. Excuse me, grandfather." Byakuya made a speedy exit before his grandfather could ask him anymore questions.

Three months. Three wonderful, beautiful months. She had invaded all of his thoughts. There wasn't a moment during the day and night that she wasn't on his mind. He still couldn't believe a woman could have swayed him as much as she had.

He escaped to his room, continuing his thoughts about the first day they spent together.

"Hisana. That's a beautiful name." he smiled at her, making her blush.

"Thank you, Byakuya-dono." She looked down, feeling ashamed.

"Why are you looking down? Are you worried?" Byakuya raised her face to his, lifting her chin up with his hand. She looked into his eyes, her violet-blue eyes melting into his slate gray ones. He could see her entire soul, her life replaying behind her eyes. He could see her pain, her regret, her shame. He felt a deep pain in the pit of his stomach, an unnatural feeling. He couldn't believe someone so beautiful could have such unpleasant thoughts.

"No, no I'm not worried. I was just thinking. No one has told me that before. It's… different." She smiled meekly, trying to look away. He held her face in his hand, forcing her to look at him. Her eyes raised to his once again, seeing the love reflected back at her.

"Don't worry. I'm sure you'll get used to 'different.'" He smiled at her, feeling for the first time in a long time, happiness. "Will you accompany me to a special place? It's someplace I think you would like." He held out his hand, extending it to her.

She hesitated, not sure of what to do. She looked at him, trying to see deceit, lies, malice. Instead, she was met with caring, affection, and love. She took his hand, and they took off. Running across the streets of the Rukongai, passing her neighbors. They looked at her in confusion as she flew by.

After several minutes, they stopped. She finally saw where they were. A beautiful secret garden only known to a select few. Trees as tall as the sky towered over her. Fields filled with multicolored flowers dotted the ground. Wheat grass that reflected the setting sun sparkled and glowed like a golden ocean.

"Wow…this is incredible…" she whispered, stretching her hands out to touch the tops of the grass.

Byakuya stood back to watch her awe. It was amazing. She walked through the fields, touching the flowers, marveling their beauty. She smiled, her face turned upward to the sky, the sun reflecting on her opalescent skin. She turned in a circle, her arms outstretched. She turned toward Byakuya, her eyes catching the sun's last sparkle, the violet-blues coming to life.

He couldn't breathe. Her essence, her spirit was enduring. She took his hand in hers, spinning him around in a circle with her. She laughed, sounding like a light tinkling of bells. He smiled, laughing with her. He couldn't believe how she could bring out a side to him he had never seen before.

He pulled her into him, her eyes going wide. He wrapped his arms around her, embracing her. She closed her eyes, a small smile gracing her face. She rested her head against his chest, listening to his heart beat in time to hers.

Since that day, they had met over a dozen times, always in secret. It was against his family's rules to be with a commoner, especially one from the Rukongai's poorest district.

But he couldn't help himself. He needed to see her, to hold her, to be with her. Like an addiction, he couldn't be without her.

But what would his family say? What would his grandfather do? Would he ever become head of the Kuchiki clan?

But most importantly, he thought, if he had his Hisana, did it really matter anymore?

Finally, I wrote the second chapter! Sorry for the wait. College and a forgetful mindset is the reason for the extremely late update. I hope you all enjoy it. Please leave comments, I love reading them and is definitely one of the reasons I wrote the second chapter! Again, let me know if anything is too OOC and hopefully I'll have another update ready in a few days! Thanks everyone!