Who: Kuchiki Byakuya (
ofnoblemind ) and Kuchiki Rukia (
snowwhitesoul )
What: Rukia asked Byakuya to help her train in order to achieve Bankai. He accepted.
Where: Training compound at the Kuchiki Manor
When: August 17th
Warnings: Violence? I don't see it getting terribly messy. XD
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I'm not ready to go alone )
It wouldn't be until a time after this day that she would understand that she would have to carve out a style of her own, or be forever playing by rules that set her at a disadvantage.
She has to leap back to avoid that blow, conceding several steps to recover her balance. It had been a blind jump away, just to avoid his speed. While Rukia was fast, she still had a ways to go before she'd be to win against an opponent who would push superior speed against her.
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Byakuya closes the gap between them and swings down toward Rukia, silently hoping she'll surprise him with more non-traditional efforts.
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It was familiar now, that motion. She was surprised she didn't hear the ever-present call of GETSUGA TENSHO somewhere in the distance.
Ichigo had made this mistake with her only once and he never fired a Getsuga at close range with her again. Because its easy to step into the blow when you're as small as Rukia is, and turn that blow into a commitment that can't be unmade. Its easy to bring her sword up and swing at him.
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But then he steps back in as soon as she steps forward and now its his elbow above her head and her swing cut too short by the move. In such close confines, she does something she hasn't done in years. Something that she would've balked at the thought of: she tries to trip her brother.
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What the hell...
As the world starts to spin around him, Byakuya drops Senbonzakura and breaks his fall with his hands, holding himself up enough to swing a leg toward Rukia. Hopefully he can return the gesture.
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I can't believe that worked...
And that kind of gawp-jawed fascination is what makes her not see Byakuya's foot sweeping out in retaliation and she goes down to the grass just like he does. At least she doesn't have as far to fall as he does, and rolls once across the grass to distance herself from his feet and get back up. Then, its leaping back towards him, not letting up yet.
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He brings up Senbonzakura in time to block her, using his strength, as well as the action of his rising to his feet to push her away again.
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I can't believe that worked...
And that kind of gawp-jawed fascination is what makes her not see Byakuya's foot sweeping out in retaliation and she goes down to the grass just like he does. At least she doesn't have as far to fall as he does, and rolls once across the grass to distance herself from his feet and get back up. Then, its leaping back towards him, not letting up yet.
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