Moonlight Encounter

Chapter two

"Why did you get so far?" Toshiro asked in their now third night in the roof.

"Eh? From what?" she stopped looking up

"From your 13 squad building" He was looking right at her as she moved to and fro from him. Like an invisible balance beam was there, spreading her hands and slowly, delicately moving her small feet to an unknown rhythm.

"They would keep bugging me" She chuckled "not that I don't like them, they are great people, I just need to get away from the overflowing activeness sometimes"

"You're right" Toshiro thought it was weird that just by the three nights he had seen they had things much in common. To his own surprise he couldn't stop looking. Her gracefulness and subtle movements, to him it wasn't an exaggeration to say that the moon stood no chance to her own enchanting shine. She stood out but was silent; it wouldn't be easy to notice her. So in a way, the moon and she were alike. 'I must be going crazy' He was able to look away, realizing that his thoughts were trailing off to unending compliments. "Captain Hitsugaya?"

"Yes Ms. Kuchiki?"

"I told you not to call me that" a frown showing on her face as she sat next to him. 'It's funny to see her mad'

"Well, what?"

"Your favorite season, is it winter?" Toshiro raised a brow

"Just because I'm an ice wielder does it mean I have to like winter?" she laughed

"It's just that I saw you a winter outside your barracks in a daze. You were smiling at the falling snow, weren't you?" Toshiro blushed in embarrassment

'Someone saw me like that? I thought I was alone!'

"H-How do…when did you see me?" He stammered; something he literally did once or twice in his life time.

"It was at twilight, a year ago, I sneaked out of my barracks while everyone was inside…That's when I saw you" She blinked, eyes going wide as if realizing something "I'm sorry, was I mistaken? I shouldn't have seen you" Her eyes were intent on him, making him nervous. He pushed her lightly on the head

"Stop apologizing so much…" Rukia smiled, she knew that meant forgiveness. She took his hand that was still on her head, putting it down on her lap and stroking the back. Toshiro was tense and confused 'wha…' but slowly it vanished with the reassuring smile she had as she looked at his hand.

"I'll…make a deal" Rukia looked up at him, her eyes questioning "I'll call you by your first name, if you do so by mine" 'I could have sworn her face was almost grateful'

"Toshiro" her voice was a whisper but it got a little louder the second time "Toshiro! There, now you say it!" Toshiro unwillingly blushed, it was the first time he liked it when someone called him by his first name. It sounded so sweet in her lips. It took all it had to control himself.

"Okay, R" 'damn it, say it, it's no big deal' "Rukia, there, happy?" he looked down and hid his face with his sleeve. Rukia stayed silent before she could talk

"If you don't like it, it's okay to keep calling me Kuchiki" Her voice sounded so sad

'No don't be sad' they were the only words that came to his head. He grasped one of her hands that still held him in her lap

"I like calling you Rukia" he looked right at her "Rukia, it's just that, I have never called you that, so it's new to me and all…damn it, I'm rambling like an idiot" He heard the sound of her laugh.

"Toshiro, you're not an idiot" Toshiro wondered if he would get used to hearing his name now.

"My favorite season is winter" Rukia blinked, caught off guard

"Oh, you answered my question"

"How about yours?" Toshiro was looking away, this atmosphere of comfort felt too much like a dream, he did not want to admit he was happy in all shape and way.

"Mine's winter too…Toshiro, laugh" Rukia ordered without hesitation

"What?" It took him by complete surprise; she's filled with random talk isn't she

"to tell the truth, the second reason to wanting to be with you, besides knowing you better, is to see you laughing" Rukia was the one looking away now

"I thought you wanted me as a pawn for an evil scheme you planned up" Toshiro grinned, but those words hurt him.

"Stop being sarcastic, now laugh" Rukia was looking at him now

"You can't just pop up a laugh, besides, I've never laughed before" Toshiro blinked at his pitiful truth.

"So I'll be the first one!" Rukia pumped her two hands in the air "are you ticklish?"

"I don't know" Rukia, with her small finger poked his side "What are you doing" he noticed her concentration at her poking. It wasn't that he was ticklish; it was just the simple act in its self; that for some strange force, made Toshiro laugh. His laugh was young sounding, not like his normal firm voice. It made a reminder that Toshiro was still a teen.

"Not bad for the first laugh" Rukia smiled in full satisfaction.

"Your…I'm not ticklish" he said through laughs

She found it that Toshiro's laugh was rather contagious.

It was one of the last weeks of autumn. Winter would hit then.

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Few weeks had gone by like this, talking of any random thing that would inform the other about themselves. Finding new things they never knew about. They would extract every second of those nights. They would laugh; something Toshiro only did with Rukia. They would both finish their duties eagerly, never missing a day to be able to be on that roof top. Serious by day, carefree by night. They saw as the phases of the moon changed. They both loved those encounters at night, for the fact that they could talk with each other, because they were friends…Just friends?

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Next Chapter is heading to all fanfic sites near you Hahaha….that was lame. Anyway bye and thank you, see you all later.