For the one and only Kuchiki Rukia!!!!
Happy b-day!
January, a cold and winter filled month where the world is just getting used to the biting winds; however today was different in one factor.
Kuchiki Rukia was born this day, and in that fact……
"Rukia!!!!!!" a shrill voice screamed from across the classroom, shocking a raven haired girl from her book.
"Rangiku what is it?"
"Happy birthday girl!" giving the petite girl a hug, Rukia's sight was instantly filled with darkness and the inability to breathe.
"R-Rangi-ku I can't breathe!"
"Huh? Oh sorry kiddo, these things get in the way so many times I forget" scratching the back of her buddle of strawberry-blonde hair Rangiku took a chair from another desk and sat down in front of Rukia; with a large smile on her face.
"What?"
"So what are the plans?"
"Plans?"
"For your party duh!" flicking the raven haired girl on the forehead, the bosomy teen grinned
"Ow! Rangiku I'm not having a party"
"What?! Why not?"
"I'm too old to have parties, you know that"
"You can never be too old to have friends over celebrating your birth!" Rangiku spoke as if she were their Psychology teacher, all wisdom and experience and such.
"You may not be, but I am"
"Aw come on Rukia!"
"No"
"Please!"
"No"
"Pretty please!"
"I said no!"
"How about we just get our closest friends and hang out tonight?"
"…"
"Just a simple movie and dinner, nothing big" looking at her best friend with puppy dog eyes, filling her ice blue eyes with would be tears of pleading sweetness towards the cold girl, who in turn sighed with defeat.
"Fine but JUST our closest friends! That means only Ichigo, Renji, Toushiro, and Shuuhei! Got that!"
"Yes ma'am!" giving the smaller girl a salute the strawberry-blonde took to the hall and ran out as fast as she could to tell the guys.
And for some odd reason Rukia felt something was going to go incredibly wrong.
Later that night both girls drove to their destination as the guys were already there waiting for them. Rangiku was dressed in a simple spaghetti strapped red dress and red flats, as it clashed and mingled with her hair. Rukia on the other hand decided a plain pair of white skinny jeans, black flats, dark purple top and matching arm warmers would be prefect.
"Where are they meeting us again?"
"At the strip, we can walk around and decide where to go from there" Rangiku explained not taking her eyes off the road.
"Hmm"
"What?"
"Nothing, just a feeling"
"A feeling? Are you sick or something? Or could it be perhaps that you're nervous seeing Toushiro?"
"Why the hell would I be nervous seeing him?!" staring incredulously at her best friend from the passengers seat
"Face it, you two like each other so much it's driving everyone crazy how dense you two can be!"
"We don't like each other like that! We've been friends for too long to have those kinds of feelings!"
"Sure, whatever you say Rukia" as Rukia turned towards the window crossing her arms like she would always do when she was angry, Rangiku did well in hiding her smirk.
For the time being.
"You girls are late!" Renji spoke pointing a finger at both the females of the gang of six.
"Hey do you know how hard it is finding a parking place at a time like this?" she had a point,
"Fine, you both are here now lets get going, by the way" Shuuhei turned his head down to look at the much smaller girl in front of him and gave her a smile "happy birthday Rukia"
"Thank you Shuuhei"
"Happy birthday Rukia"
"Thanks Ichigo"
"Happy birthday Rukia"
"Thanks Renji"
"Happy b-day Ruki-chan!" hugging the smaller girl once more, Rukia found her breathing was cut off again.
"R-rangiku! I need air" when….
"You're finally a year older and still so short huh?"
"Shut up Toushiro like you're any better!" turning her head as much as she could as it was still in Rangiku's bosom, the purple eyed girl glared at the white haired teen as he responded with a smirk
"I'm still growing"
"You're only a year younger! Not much of growing since then huh?"
"Now now you two love birds stop it!" smiling Rangiku let go of the girl she saw as a sister and headed on along with the rest, screaming back for them to hurry and follow
"Ladies first"
"Tch" turning on her heel Rukia ran ahead as Toushiro watched her for a moment longer before running on.
After dinner at a fine restaurant, fully paid for and enjoyed the gang continued to walk around the strip for a while when something caught Renji's attention
"Hey look!"
"A haunted house?" Toushiro spoke
"How about going in?" Renji suggested only to be shot down by Rukia
"No! no way in hell!"
"Come on" Toushiro smirked
"Yeah you're older now get over your fear of ghosts!" Renji antagonized a flushed Rukia
"I'm not afraid of ghosts!"
"Yeah you are, baby" Toushiro smirked his bright green eyes orbs gleaming with amusement
"I'm not a baby!"
"Then prove us wrong come on Rukia" Ichigo joined in the guys childish teasing of poor Rukia.
"…Fine!…I will!" clenching her fists, she wasn't going to have her pride as a girl cut down by these boys! Hell no! stomping her way towards the doors the guys followed close behind her when Ichigo asked.
"Where's Shuuhei and Rangiku?"
Surrounded by darkness with no light Rukia held fast to herself making sure not to show that she was scared to the core.
"Scared yet Rukia?" Renji's voice spoke up in the darkness
"No, you?"
"Not even"
"Then it won't be long before that changes" Rukia teased her redheaded friend
"Will that be before or after you get scared Rukia?"
"Ha ha Toushiro but I'm not getting scared anytime soon! Right Ichigo!" silence only answered her. "Ichigo?" everyone turned around to grope for the carrot top only they met with air.
"Where the hell did he-!" suddenly Renji's voice was cut off and then silence.
"R-renji?" hey Renji speak up! Renji!" fear and panic began to well in her voice when
"Rukia calm down!"
"T-Toushiro!" suddenly remembering she was not alone, Rukia regained most of her composure "where are they!"
"I don't know but lets get out of here"
"Yeah" grabbing hold of Toushiro's hand, the white haired boy lead them the way he thought was the out…..only to get them more lost in the end.
"Where the hell are we now?!"
"Damn it, this entire place looks the same" cursing under his breath, Toushiro refused to be beat by a place created to scare little children. Holding onto Rukia's hand tighter they were about to head forward when a sound was heard on Rukia's ears
"Wait what's that sound?"
"What soun-"
"Shush" both quiet now an eerie silence filled the cobwebbed and mirror filled room
"…."
"Did you hear that?"
"What?" a sudden shadow from the corner of his eyes was caught "what the hell!"
"Quiet!"
"Rukia!"
"I heard it!"
"What are you-"
"…."
"That!"
"I don't-"
"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!" a shrill scream filled the room and in an instant the warmth on his hand was gone and a wind ran past him, before long the raven haired girl beside him had disappeared.
"Rukia come back!!! Rukia!" sprinting after her Toushiro had no time to see a smirk play on a face, as shadows appeared after them.
"Rukia where are you! Rukia!" cursing at himself for letting his hold on her slip for even a moment, Toushiro groped through the dark feeling for the girl when a noise was heard on his ears, "Rukia?"
"…."
"Rukia it's me Toushiro, where are you?"
"T-tous-hiro" turning towards the sound of the meek voice the white haired boy felt a wall before him and slowly he kneeled until the edges of his fingers touched warmth,
"Rukia?"
"Toushiro" another weak whimper sounded and in a second he wrapped his arms around the tiny raven haired girl.
"It's alright Rukia I'm right here"
"Toushiro I want to get out of here! I d-don't want to do this anymore"
"I know, come on I'll try to get us out"
"B-but that scream!"
"Shush, I'll take care of you, trust me" although she couldn't see his eyes Rukia could tell by the hush and strength of his voice, Toushiro would do everything he could to keep her safe.
"Uhm" standing up Rukia again took hold of the boy's hand this time however she also held onto his entire arm, pressing it close to her chest. Not conscious of the blush she brought on the lightly tanned boy,
"Let's get out of here okay?
"Lead the way" before long they had reached the last hallway and dark filled room, "hey Toushiro?"
"Hmm?"
"…you won't tell anyone about me-"
"Heh don't worry I'm not like Ichigo or Renji" looking back into the girl's purple eyes against the dark Toushiro made out Rukia's face and placed a tender kiss on her cheek a light whisper in her ear, and Rukia blushed red
"I'll keep your secret"
"Thank you" together hand in hand they opened the door and were finally let out into the light.
Meanwhile....
"See! I knew scaring Rukia would finally bring them together!" Rangiku smirked remembering how the two were holding hands, tightly and secure.
"Yeah what I can't believe was that it worked!" exclaimed Shuuhei breathless,
"Now that our job is done I have one question" Ichigo's voice broke out along with his other two friends
"What's up Ichigo?"
"How the hell do we get out and where is Renji?"
"Shit, where am I?"
Me- poor Renji! Lost in a haunted house attraction hahahh!
But the plot was inspired by Vizzy-chan and BB-soutaichou! You two know where and how I got this idea! Don't you?
Anyway please read and review! And say happy birthday to Rukia!!!!
