I've finally reached over 100 reviews in BSM!! Kya! I'm so happy!

Thank everyone so much! And to thank you I'm going to try and make this one-shot not as sad as the others!

I hope….


"Rukia pay attention!" Kuchiki Byakuya's voice demanded from his daughter as she once again missed a vital note on her piano making the song horrid for a heartbeat.

"I'm sorry father"

"Sorry isn't enough, you must be the best"

"Yes sir" Rukia said as she placed her fingers on the piano keys and played just as her father wanted her to only to miss the same mistake again.

"Enough, go" turning away from Rukia the man left as his daughter walked out of the room only to stomp into her own. Plopping onto the bed as her twin voiced her concern

"What's wrong Rukia?"

"…I hate him"

"..don't say that"

"But he makes me learn the piano, cello and the flute! How in the world can I do all of that!" looking into her twins gentler face Rukia sighed "I'm not mom Hisana, I'm not a musical genius"

"I know Rukia but give it some time and you'll learn to love the instruments just as mom did, then everything will come easier" the kinder Kuchiki daughter reached over to touch her little sisters fingers,

"But you're the older sister! You're suppose to" stopping in mid sentence Rukia covered her mouth looking shocked as Hisana gave her a small smile "I'm so sorry Hisana, I…forgot"

"It's fine Rukia, I don't have a lot of time left anyway so there's no reason to dwell on what can't be fixed"

"Why did you have to inherit moms illness" the younger Kuchiki walked over to sit at the edge of her sisters bed holding her hand.

"It just happened like that Rukia, my weakness shouldn't hold you back"

"But sis…"

"No Rukia, if you can't learn to play at least the flute then I will not forgive you" Hisana's voice strong just like it was before she got sick, making Rukia nod her head

"Alright I'll learn for you and mom" getting up from the bed Rukia walked towards the door

"What about dad?" turning to give her sister a profiled look Rukia took a moment to look pensive before grinning

"Fine, I'll do it for him too" closing the door Hisana smiled

"That girl"


The next day Rukia ran to her instructors' music room as fast as she could before she would be late. While her father taught her piano, her uncle Juushiro taught her the cello, a private instructor taught her the flute.

As she slammed the door open Rukia quickly bowed low almost at a 90 degree angle, something a Kuchiki was not suppose to do to a lower class but Rukia being Rukia….not a lot of people were lower than her.

"I-I'm so sorry for being late sensei!"

"Rukia its fine" looking up at her instructors voice dark amethyst met with light emerald

"Who…"

"Ah this is Hitsugaya Toshiro a new student from here on, I hope you two get along" the teacher smiled as Toshiro looked at Rukia with a cold stare before going back to cleaning his flute. Earning a glare from Rukia as she made her way to her seat on his left.

'What a jerk'

"Alright today we're going to learn Bach's Gavotte" as the teacher picked up his flute he played a few notes and asked Toushiro to play,

"Yes sir" putting his silver flute to his lips the white haired boy softly blew into the instrument creating a sound that stopped Rukia's blood from where it flowed.

"Good, good that was excellent Hitsugaya-kun and now your turn Rukia" looking at the girl Rukia put her flute to her lips only to blow too hard and squeak a high pitched sound that almost broke everyone's ear drums.

"Enough enough Rukia! Have you been practicing like I told you?"

"I have….a little"

"Why?"

"I have no time with all the other things I have to do!"

"Rukia your father asked me to teach you to play the flute as excellent as your mother, but I can't help you if you can't help yourself"

"….I'm sorry" putting her flute on her lap Rukia looked at her feet as the teacher sighed

"..it's alright, now that that's over we'll still continue with our practice, Rukia pay attention ok?"

"Yes sir" lifting her flute to her lips Rukia did her best to listen to every note that was played by her teacher and the new boy beside her, but if it wasn't one thing it was another to distract the raven haired girl. By the way her sisters voice rang in her head, to the sounds the boy's flute would make, to the way her teacher would reprimand her; Rukia just couldn't pay attention.

"Alright Rukia I have no other choice if you can't pay attention then I'll have to ask you to leave"

"But sensei!"

"No buts Rukia leave" clenching her fists Rukia gathered her things and left as light emerald watched her go in silence.


Day after day Rukia still missed the similar notes on her piano, strung the wrong stings on her cello, and blew too high on her flute; and Rukia couldn't get why. Her father would send her out, her uncle would always try to avoid teaching her by taking her out to get toys and candy; much to her fathers dislike. And each day Rukia would be kicked out of her music class.

"Why can't I play like that guy" looking at her cased flute as the park water fountain glittered behind her, her sisters voice still in her ears " my weakness shouldn't hold you back, if you can't learn to play at least the flute then I will not forgive you" when they were younger some years ago, Hisana had played the flute as well as the piano, cello and the violin…she was the musical genius not Rukia. However when she got sick with the same illness that took their mother, the music was passed onto Rukia. Even when she couldn't play a note.

"Why do you try so much?" a voice suddenly asked the raven haired girl breaking her from her trance. Seeing that it was Hitsugaya Toushiro Rukia's eyes darkened

"What do you want Hitsugaya"

"I asked you a question, why do you try so much"

"What do you mean?"

"You come to class each day and each time you play worse, so why do you still come?"

Wide amethyst eyes stared at light emerald in shock, as she turned her gaze to the empty park in front of her, only with the water fountain sounding keeping the silence away.

"I come because I'm not playing for myself"

"What?"

Turning her eyes to look at Toushiro, and for the first time since they met Rukia gave the white haired boy a smile

"I'm playing for my mom, my dad and….my twin sister" staring at the girl Toushiro remained silent as Rukia sat on the fountain's edge, not fully understanding why she would do such a stupid thing. Music was for personal enjoyment not to be learned because others couldn't, so why was this girl doing it?

"Take out your flute"

"Huh?"

"Take out your flute, don't make me repeat myself" Toushiro took his own instrument out as he sat down besides Rukia who looked at Toushiro like he was crazy

"But why?"

"Are you that slow? I'm going to teach you"

"Eh?! But why?"

"…do you want to learn or not?" this girl was starting to tick him off with all the constant questions, but Toushiro thought….why was he going to teach her? Even he didn't know himself

Taking out her instrument to two worked on their notes for the rest of the day, and oddly as each hour pasted the two grew to bear the other. Before long Rukia and Toushiro would meet at the same fountain each day to practice together and soon Rukia was able to fully play Bach's Gavotte, pure and as beautiful as her mother and sister.

"Thanks Toushiro"

"Huh?"

"For the lesson, don't think you'll be the best for long"

"Is that a threat Rukia?"

"Heh you bet it is" waving in a fare well Rukia ran off to show Hisana. And to tell her more about Toushiro.


The next day Toushiro noticed that Rukia didn't come to class, earning an odd look from the teacher

"How odd she's probably sick, I'll call her house wait here Hitsugaya-kun" the male teacher moved out of the room to call as Toushiro listened in,

"Oh she already left? So she's not sick? I see alright then thank you" moving out of the back room the teacher came back

"Rukia's not…ah Hitsugaya-kun?! Where did you go?" seeing the room was empty but himself. The door swinging back and forth against the frame.

Toushiro ran to the one place he knew the raven haired girl could be, but he couldn't get why Rukia would skip class. They had practiced for about a month already and the girl was getting along really well, so why? As Toushiro walked in on the empty park nearing the fountain a sound made its way into his ears, and he knew it instantly.

It was Rukia's flute. The song was Gavotte but it wasn't happy like Bach had intended the song to be it sounded…mournful. Making his way to the fountain he spotted the raven haired girl as she sat on the waters edge her eyes closed as she played that song, Toushiro could see she had tear streaks on her cheeks.

"Rukia" the song stopped as misty purple looked up at him and Toushiro walked to her side as calmly as his ride allowed him.

"Why are you crying" he softly demanded as Rukia looked to her silver flute holding it tightly as if it would break if she didn't hold onto it.

"My sister…died last night" Rukia's voice broke at that sentence that was carried on the wind, instantly Toushiro took Rukia into his arms holding her as she broke, her tears falling and staining his shirt, her voice raw and painful as he held her.

"I-I wanted to play Gavotte to her at least on last time!" her voice smothered in his chest as Toushiro held her tightly,

"B-but I-I can't play it right! This song is suppose to be one of happiness! How can I p-play it when H-Hisana is"

"Shhh one day you will be able to play it for her Rukia, one day I promise"

Looking up to Toushiro's eyes Rukia's face flushed with her tears as he wiped her cheek,

"P-please stay with me until then T-Toushiro"

"I will Rukia, I won't leave you" holding her tighter Rukia cried all day, her flute glinting in the sad sun.


Me-damn it! I made this a sad one again….I tried I really did try to make this as little sad as possible but it just turned out this way!

I'm really sorry! sigh I guess sad stories really are easier for me to write….damn it!

Can someone help me? Give me an idea of a happy ending please! I'm a bit tired of writing sad stories! And please read and review too!