The fastest update in a really long while! Holidays are really amazing!

Still... this chappie... I like it, but... it's just not as funny, I focused on other things here. I promise to do better in Renji's reply, plus, the next Rukia's letter will be full of surprises! I myself can't wait to write it :D

Hope you'll enjoy the chapter. Read&review :)

Dear Renji,

when I read your last letter, I didn't know whether I should laugh or cry. One thing I know for sure is that you should stop trying to get into Kurosaki clinic desperately and just appreciate the fact Urahara let you stay in the Shoten while you're in Gensei. You're doing more bad than good when you start thinking of plans. Just enjoy what you have before things get even worse.

As you asked me to, I talked with Madarame about the wedding. He didn't want to hear about it at first, but, luckily, Kusajishi-fukutaicho overheard our talk and decided to step in. Thanks to her (and her threats), Madarame agreed to accompany Asano's sister on the party.

Last time, I wrote that I was going to get to know the ideal man of Matsumoto-fukutaicho. So, I sent Ukitake-taicho to get some information from Hitsugaya-taicho, while Kiyone and Kotsubaki made a research among other shinigami. However, the results they got were severely disappointing.

All Hitsugaya-taicho said (before he blushed and shouted he doesn't care about other's personal life) was that it should be someone good at drinking. As if we didn't know before.

The shinigami Kiyone and Kotsubaki talked with weren't really helpful either, mentioning mainly drinking and good looks or that they would be best. She's quite popular, it turns out.

Because of the terrible results, I decided to talk with Matsumoto-fukutaicho herself.

We met in a bar and sat in a corner, because recently many people walk up to me just to tell what they think about our "marriage" and it can be really annoying. I started talking with Matsumoto-fukutaicho about irrelevant things and only after a few drinks I decided to ask the most important question: what kind of men she liked.

She looked into her cup and wondered for a while. I was surprised at how seriously she seemed to take my question.

"My ideal man, huh?" she muttered, more to herself, before she spoke to me, "must be good at drinking."

She laughed a little to herself, but her serious expression came back on her face quickly and I moved closer to her.

"He must be witty, you know, and relaxed, a bit lazy so that we could escape from work together, it's fun," she continued. I thought that there was a bit of sadness in her voice. "Laid back, that's the word. Maybe a tad mysterious? But, I want him to be a strong shinigami too. Smart and powerful, and loyal to Soul Society. And," Matsumoto-fukutaicho paused for a while and smiled sadly, "I just don't want him to leave me."

I looked at her, slightly surprised, but put my hand on her shoulder, not really knowing what to do. I didn't ask anything and we stayed there for some time, not really talking, and I helped her to get to her barracks when we left.

I felt that she was talking about Ichimaru-taicho.

The next day, she seemed to be back to her normal, cheerful self and I felt less worried about her. I hope that Hisagi-fukutaicho will be able to make her truly happy. He was very serious when I told him about the results of my talk with Matsumoto-fukutaicho and is deep in thought since then. I got a feeling he's going to come up with an amazing idea.

However, I can't really help him now.

It happened about a week ago. I was on my way to 13th division's barracks, when a shinigami I've never seen before stopped me. He was taller than me and there was a group of shinigami behind him. I always did my best to move around Seireitei unnoticed, but sometimes it's just impossible.

The shinigami in front of me narrowed his eyes when I politely asked what he wanted from me.

"Haa?! You're really asking me that question?" he spoke in a really annoying manner and shook his head to fix his hair. "Don't you know who I am?"

I looked at him once again. He looked like those stereotypical spoiled boys from rich families and was staring at me with superiority. I shook my head quickly to indicate I had no idea who was standing before me and he only seemed to be more enraged.

"Are you kidding me?!" he exclaimed and all the shinigami behind him glared at me. "I'm the heir of the amazing Yamaha family, don't tell me you've never heard this name!" I rolled my eyes, but he didn't notice. Instead, he only flashed a lenient smile at me. "Oh, of course you may not know, who are you to know? You're just a girl that got into Kuchiki family through some stupid connections and wants to marry a man from Rukongai!"

I furrowed my eyebrows at his words, while his stare hardened with every thing he said.

"Do you think you can destroy whole hierarchy in Soul Society with your stupid actions? You're just a meaningless girl and I advise you to resign from your marriage quickly, because we don't want more useless people ruin the elite of this place."

I realized that everybody in the street stopped whatever they were doing and listened to the Yamaha boy. Some were cheering for him, but I also noticed some that disagreed. I myself had enough of his talk and didn't want to listen to any more of it.

"You know what, Yamaha," I said, looking at him defiantly, "if this elite you're talking about is similar to you, I'm more than willing to ruin it completely. It seems it's easy for you to judge the others, so let me judge you now. I think you're just a spoiled brat who can only talk with a ton of guards behind, and even then you're speaking nonsense. For your information, I worked really hard to get my position, but if you can mention something better than my achievements as a lieutenant then I'll certainly listen."

Yamaha boy seemed a bit taken aback, surprised that I talked back, but he quickly recollected himself and the next thing I heard was a slap.

Although I was sure my opponent directed the hit at me, I didn't feel anything.

Someone jumped in front of me just in time to prevent me from being attacked. From behind the shinigami I could see furious Yamaha heir, staring at the person between us in anger.

"I won't let you hit my lieutenant," the shinigami said and I recognized him as one of the warriors of my division.

The atmosphere grew tense and the shinigami and Yamaha were glaring at each other. All the people fell silent and the warriors behind the heir tightened their grips on their weapon.

"Kuchiki-fukutaicho became the lieutenant of our division because she deserved it," my savior continued confidently. "What's more, I believe she can love whoever she wants, whether it's a person from Seireitei or Rukongai, especially since Abarai-fukutaicho is not just a useless person, as you put it. I don't have anything more to tell you, your words proved how pathetic you are themselves."

With these words, he hit Yamaha back. The heir hissed from pain, but before his guards could react in any way, the shinigami that saved me took my hand and we ran to the 13th division. Later on I learned that his name was Matsuoka.

Now, why can't I help Hisagi-fukutaicho? Because I'm in a similar position as you – stuck in my house.

After my meeting with Yamaha and Matsuoka and our little "fight", Seireitei turned into a hell. It's not enough for shinigami now to just voice their opinions about us getting married, they argue with each other on the streets and get into brawls! Sotaicho tries to keep it under control, but it seems that something snapped in everybody. Some people don't work because their captains think of the case differently than they do, cooperation in 13 squads got worse too, because not everyone share the same opinion.

I have to stay in my brother's mansion, because people who are against me marrying you started attacking and threatening me. They throw things at the house (like eggs) and I can't do a thing about it. I feel really bad for Nii-sama. He's against it all, but still helps me.

No matter how many times I try to deny the rumor about our marriage, no one listens. I really hope for some miracle.

Please have some good news in Karakura… I keep my fingers crossed for you in hope things will get better. Keep your fingers crossed for me too.

Thank you for your constant support. If there's someone I can always rely on, it's you.

Chappies,

Rukia